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- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Old Frenchseconde
- Middle Englishsecunde
- Englishsecond
- English todaymicrosecond
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
microsecond
Today it means: An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻⁶ seconds. Symbol: μs Full definition →
English second ← Middle English secunde ← Old French seconde