Where does “Microgaster” come from?

Microgaster (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Microgaster (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Microgaster”, step by step

Microgaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μικρός

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

via Greek γᾰστήρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekγᾰστήρ—

Words derived from “Microgaster”

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