Where does “microcefalia” come from?

microcefalia (Spanish) comes from Spanish micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microcefalia (Spanish): microcephalia

Definitions

  1. microcephalia

Ancestry of “microcefalia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmicro-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 μικρόςEvery word from Spanish micro-