Etymology

microsatellite

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Today it means: A miniature satellite. Full definition →

English satellite ← Middle French satellite ← Latin satellitem
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Latinsatellitem
  6. Middle Frenchsatellite
  7. Englishsatellite
  8. English todaymicrosatellite

From micro- + satellite.

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