Where does “macroaperture” come from?

macroaperture (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.

macroaperture (English): A transient hole in endothelial cell walls

Definitions

  1. A transient hole in endothelial cell walls

Ancestry of “macroaperture”, step by step

macroaperture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English macro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmacroVery large in scope or scale; Clipping of...
2Englishmacro-large; long; inclusive
3Frenchmacro-macro
4Latinmacro-large
5Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
6Proto-Italicmakros
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via English aperture

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapertureAn opening, gap, or hole, usually small and...
2Russianапертураaperture
3Latinapertūraan act of opening
4Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
5Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-Every word from English macro-Every word from English macro