myEtymology.com: English etymology of microfilm

Etymology of the English word microfilm

the English word microfilm

derived from the English word film

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *filminjan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-

using the English prefix micro-

derived from the Greek word mikros, μικρός (small; small (in size, quantity, number or dignity))

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