Etymology

micr-

Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμικρός (mikrós)
  3. English todaymicr-

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμικρός all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.