Etymograph

English

microabrasive

Microabrasive comes from Ancient Greek μῑκρός ‘a little of’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῑκρόςmīkrós‘a little of’
  2. Medieval Latinmodernabrāsīvus
  3. English1500–presentabrasive
  4. Englishtodaymicroabrasive

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῑκρόςmīkrós‘a little of’
  2. Medieval Latinmodernabrāsīvus
  3. English1500–presentabrasive
  4. Englishtodaymicroabrasive

A compound of micro- + abrasive

Ancient Greek μῑκρός ‘small’

English micro-

Medieval Latin abrāsīvus

English abrasive

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘small, little’

mean, community, common, met, minister, minute, commission, communication, mess, ministry, meal, minor, communist, menu, mutual, min, commit, immune, mere, communicate, ammunition, compromise, immunity, missile, minus, communism, dismiss, premise, communal, mole, municipality, communion, ammo, mayhem, noodle, moor, mural, commune, intermittent, remuneration, 78 more

through Ancient Greek μῑκρός ‘a little of’

micrometer, 4 more

Today it means

adj producing microabrasion

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek μῑκρός / microabrasive

Shirt and support for this word