The story
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁er-
- Proto-Germanic*erþō
- Proto-West Germanic*erþu
- Old Englisheorþe
- Middle Englisherthe
- Proto-Germanic*kwakōną
- Old Englishcwacian
- Middle Englishquaken
- Middle Englisherthequake
- Englishearthquake
- English todaymicroearthquake
From micro- + earthquake.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.