Where does “macrocarrier” come from?

macrocarrier (English) comes from English carrier, from Middle English cariere, from Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.

macrocarrier (English): The structure that contains the microparticles in a gene gun

Definitions

  1. The structure that contains the microparticles in a gene gun

Ancestry of “macrocarrier”, step by step

macrocarrier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English carrier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarrierA person or object that carries someone or...
2Middle Englishcariere
3Middle Englishcariento transport
4Anglo-Normancarierto carry
5Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
6Gaulishkarroswagon
7Proto-Celtickarroswagon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-