Etymograph

English

microaberration

Microaberration comes from Ancient Greek μῑκρός ‘a little of’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mey-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-1‘small, little’uncertain
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῑκρός1mīkrós‘a little of’
  3. English1500–presentaberration1
  4. Englishtodaymicroaberration1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English microaberration

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-Wiktionary, English microaberration‘small, little’uncertain
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμῑκρόςWiktionary, English microaberrationmīkrós‘a little of’
  3. English1500–presentaberrationWiktionary, English microaberration
  4. EnglishtodaymicroaberrationWiktionary, English microaberration

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘small, little’

mean, community, met, common, minute, minister, commission, mess, ministry, minor, meal, communist, min, menu, mutual, communication, commit, immune, missile, communicate, mere, compromise, immunity, minus, communism, dismiss, premise, communal, mole, municipality, ammunition, ammo, mayhem, noodle, communion, mural, moor, commune, intermittent, mite, 76 more

through Ancient Greek μῑκρός ‘a little of’

micrometer, 4 more

Today it means

noun A very small aberration

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “microaberration”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / microaberration

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