microblade

microblade

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der.
Proto-Germanic *bladą
Proto-West Germanic *blad
Old English blæd
Middle English bladder.
Middle English blade
English blade
English microblade

    From micro- + blade.

    Noun

    microblade (plural microblades)

    1. (archaeology, sometimes attributive) A small blade, typically produced in prehistoric times from silica-rich minerals.
      The upper Palaeolithic period saw the first production of microblade tools.
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