Where does “mi-crô” come from?

mi-crô (Vietnamese) comes from French micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mi-crô (Vietnamese): microphone

Definitions

  1. microphone

Ancestry of “mi-crô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmicro-micro
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from French micro- →
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