Etymology of the English word microprocessor
the English word
microprocessorderived from the English word
processorderived from the English word
processusing the English suffix
-orderived from the English word
simusing the English prefix
micro-derived from the Greek word
mikros, μικρός (small; small (in size, quantity, number or dignity))
Derivations in other languages
French
microprocesseur, Italian
microprocessore, Romanian
microprocesorUsage
Word found in Modern English