köken: Etymology tree French micro- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organumbor. French organe Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French…
köken: Internationalism. By surface analysis, מִיקְרוֹ־ (mikro-, “micro-”) + אוֹרְגָּנִיזְם (organízm, “organism”), from English microorganism and similar constructions in other languages.
köken: Sino-Vietnamese word from 微菌, composed of 微 (“mini-”) and 菌 (“bacterium”). Possibly influenced by Chinese 微菌 (vi khuẩn, “bacteria”) and Chinese 細菌 /细菌 (tế khuẩn, “bacteria”).