Where does “mikroelektronik” come from?

mikroelektronik (Swedish) comes from Swedish mikro — microwave oven.

mikroelektronik (Swedish): microelectronics

Definitions

  1. microelectronics

Ancestry of “mikroelektronik”, step by step

mikroelektronik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mikro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmikromicrowave oven

via Swedish elektronik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishelektronikelectronics
Every word from Swedish mikro