Etymology

microelectromechanical

Today it means: Describing any very small electromechanical system or device that is larger than a nanoelectromechanical one. Full definition →

English electromechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Frenchélectro-
  6. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  7. Latinēlectrum
  8. Latinelectro-
  9. Englishelectro-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  12. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  13. Latinmēchanicus
  14. Old Frenchmecanique
  15. Middle Englishmechanic
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Middle Englishmechanical
  19. Englishmechanical
  20. Englishelectromechanical
  21. English todaymicroelectromechanical

From micro- + electromechanical.

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