Where does “macrocharcoal” come from?
macrocharcoal (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.
macrocharcoal (English): Relatively large pieces of charcoal in the fossil record
Definitions
- Relatively large pieces of charcoal in the fossil record
Ancestry of “macrocharcoal”, step by step
macrocharcoal 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 charcoal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | charcoal | Impure carbon obtained by destructive... |
| 2 | Middle English | charcole | — |
| 3 | Middle English | charren | to change, turn |
| 4 | Old English | ċierran | to turn, convert; to turn, change, turn oneself,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |