Where does “macroamphiphile” come from?
macroamphiphile (English) comes from English macro, from English macro-, from French macro-, from Latin macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
macroamphiphile (English): Any relatively large amphiphile, but especially any such lipopolysaccharide or similar compound found in bacterial cell walls
Definitions
- Any relatively large amphiphile, but especially any such lipopolysaccharide or similar compound found in bacterial cell walls
Ancestry of “macroamphiphile”, step by step
macroamphiphile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English macro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | macro | Very large in scope or scale; Clipping of... |
| 2 | English | macro- | large; long; inclusive |
| 3 | French | macro- | macro |
| 4 | Latin | macro- | large |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μακρός | long; tall, deep; far, distant |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |
via English amphiphile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amphiphile | A chemical compound which has both hydrophilic... |
| 2 | English | amphi- | both |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμφίς | on both sides; around; apart, asunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |