Etymology of the English word microcline
the English word
microclinederived from the German word
mikroklinusing the German prefix
mikro-derived from the German word
Greekusing the Greek prefix
mikro-, μικρο-
derived from the German word
Mikroklinderived from the Greek word
mikros, μικρός (small; small (in size, quantity, number or dignity))
derived from the Greek word
klinein, κλίνω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*klei-Date
The earliest known usage of microcline in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
