Etymology

microsized

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Today it means: Greatly reduced in size. Full definition →

English sized ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishsize
  6. Englishsized
  7. English todaymicrosized

From micro- + sized.

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