Where does “microtom” come from?

microtom (Romanian) comes from French microtome, from French micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microtom (Romanian): microtome

Definitions

  1. microtome

Ancestry of “microtom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmicrotomemicrotome
2Frenchmicro-micro
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from French micro- →