myEtymology.com: French etymology of microcline

Etymology of the French word microcline

the French word microcline

using 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 Greek word klinein, κλίνω

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

Romanian microclin