{"era":"~400 BC","word":"mikrós (μικρός) + skopeîn (σκοπεῖν)","meaning":"Small + to look at. Coined in 1620s from Greek elements.","children":[{"era":"1656","word":"microscope","meaning":"An instrument for viewing tiny objects.","language":"English"},{"era":"1700s","word":"microscopio","meaning":"Microscope.","language":"Spanish"}],"language":"Greek"}