μικρότερος [5 verses](adj sg masc nom comp ) "Least" is from mikroteros, which is the comparative form of the adjectives that means "small", "little", "unimportant," etc. so "smaller," "lesser" and "less unimportant."  -- "Least" is a form an adjective that means "small" and "little" applied to anything, size, power, age, quantity, rank, or influence but it is not the superlative form but the comparative, "smaller," "lesser," "younger," and "less unimportant." "Least" is in a comparative form, meaning "less," "smaller," "younger." As an adverb, it means "but little," "within a little," "almost," "by a little," "into small pieces," and "a little" referring to time.