Etymology

microreproduction

Today it means: Reproduction of text, drawings, etc. at a very small size, as on microcard, microfiche, etc. Full definition →

English reproduction ← Middle English produccioun ← Old French production
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Italic*wre-
  6. Latinre-
  7. Old Frenchre-
  8. Middle Englishre-
  9. Englishre-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  14. Proto-Italic*pro-
  15. Latinprō-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  18. Proto-Italic*doukō
  19. Latindūcō
  20. Latinprōdūcō
  21. Latinprōductiō
  22. Old Frenchproduction
  23. Middle Englishproduccioun
  24. Englishproduction
  25. Englishreproduction
  26. English todaymicroreproduction

From micro- + reproduction.

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