Etymology

microconcept

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Today it means: A small or simple concept. Full definition →

English concept ← Middle French concept ← Latin conceptus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Latinconceptus
  6. Middle Frenchconcept
  7. Englishconcept
  8. English todaymicroconcept

From micro- + concept.

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