Etymology

microdevice

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Today it means: Any very small device manufactured using microfabrication. Full definition →

English device ← Middle English devis ← Old French devis
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The story

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Latindis-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*wiðō
  8. Latin*vidō
  9. Latindīvidō
  10. Latindīvīsus
  11. Old Frenchdevis
  12. Middle Englishdevis
  13. Englishdevice
  14. English todaymicrodevice

From micro- + device.

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