Etymology

microswitch

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Today it means: An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator. Full definition →

English switch ← Middle Dutch swijchbor.? ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Middle Dutchswijchbor.?
  6. Englishswitch
  7. English todaymicroswitch

From micro- + switch.

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