Etymology of the English word microfiche
the English word
microfichederived from the French word
microficheusing the French prefix
micro-derived from the New Latin prefix
micro-derived from the Greek word
mikros, μικρός (small; small (in size, quantity, number or dignity))
derived from the French word
fichederived from the French word
ficherderived from the Latin root
*figicarederived from the Latin word
figere (fasten, fix; pierce)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhigʷ-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhīgʷ-derived from the Greek word
mikros, μικρός (small; small (in size, quantity, number or dignity))
Date
The earliest known usage of microfiche in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
ultrafiche,
ultramicroficheCognates
Dutch
microfiche, French
microfiche, German
Mikrofiche, Norwegian
microfiche, Swedish
microficheUsage
Word found in Modern English
