Etymology

microabrasive

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Today it means: producing microabrasion Full definition →

English abrasive ← Medieval Latin abrāsīvus ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Medieval Latinabrāsīvus
  6. Englishabrasive
  7. English todaymicroabrasive

From micro- + abrasive.

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