Where does “mikrometer” come from?

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

mikrometer (Slovene): micrometer measuring instrument

Definitions

  1. micrometer measuring instrument

Ancestry of “mikrometer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemikro-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- →