Where does “macroaneurysm” come from?
macroaneurysm (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.
macroaneurysm (English): A relatively large aneurysm
Definitions
- A relatively large aneurysm
Ancestry of “macroaneurysm”, step by step
macroaneurysm 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 aneurysm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aneurysm | An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνεύρυσμα | widening, opening; a widening, a dilatation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνευρύνω | to dilate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐρύνω | to broaden, to widen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐρύς | wide, broad, spacious, especially of heaven,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *eurús | — |