Where does “mikrosekunda” come from?

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

mikrosekunda (Slovak): microsecond

Definitions

  1. microsecond

Ancestry of “mikrosekunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmikro-micro
2Ancient Greekμικρο-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 Ancient Greek μικρο- →