microexplosion

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

English micro-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs

Proto-Italic *eks

Latin ex

Latin ex-

Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-?

Proto-Indo-European *pel-?

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-h₂-

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-u-d-

Latin plaudō

Latin explōdō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tio

Latin explosiō

Latin explosiōnemder.

French explosionbor.

English explosion

English microexplosion

From micro- + explosion.

Noun

microexplosion (plural microexplosions)

1. An extremely small-scale explosion.