Etymology

microgravity

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Today it means: A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space. Full definition →

English gravity ← Latin gravitā ← French gravité
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
  7. Proto-Italic*gʷraus
  8. Latingravis
  9. Latingravitā
  10. Frenchgravité
  11. Latingravitā
  12. Englishgravity
  13. English todaymicrogravity

From micro- + gravity.

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