Etymology

microenvironment

Today it means: A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area. Full definition →

English environment ← Middle French environnement ← Old French environ
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  6. Proto-Italic*en
  7. Old Latinen
  8. Latinin
  9. Old Frenchen
  10. Latinvibrāre?
  11. Vulgar Latin*virāre
  12. Old Frenchvirer
  13. Old Frenchviron
  14. Old Frenchenviron
  15. Middle Frenchenviron
  16. Middle Frenchenvironner
  17. Middle Frenchenvironnement
  18. Englishenvironment
  19. English todaymicroenvironment

From micro- + environment.

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