Etymology

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English liter ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishliter
  6. English todaymicroliter

From micro- + liter.

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