Etymology

microdimensional

Today it means: Having very small dimensions Full definition →

English dimensional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin dīmēnsiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  8. Proto-Italic*dis-
  9. Latindis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  12. Proto-Italic*mētis
  13. Latinmētior
  14. Latindīmētior
  15. Latindīmēnsiō
  16. Englishdimension
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishdimensional
  20. English todaymicrodimensional

From micro- + dimensional.

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