Etymology

microretiree

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Today it means: One who goes on a microretirement. Full definition →

English retiree ← Middle English tiren ← Old English tēorian
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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-West Germanic*teuʀōn
  11. Old Englishtēorian
  12. Middle Englishtiren
  13. Englishtire
  14. Englishretire
  15. Englishretiree
  16. English todaymicroretiree

From micro- + retiree.

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