Where does “mikro-” come from?

mikro- (Slovak) comes from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mikro- (Slovak): micro

Definitions

  1. micro

Ancestry of “mikro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mikro-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρο- →