Where does “macrochimerism” come from?
macrochimerism (English) comes from English chimerism, from English Chimera, from Middle English chimere, from French chimère, from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
macrochimerism (English): macroscale chimerism, especially when compared with microchimerism
Definitions
- macroscale chimerism, especially when compared with microchimerism
Ancestry of “macrochimerism”, step by step
macrochimerism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chimerism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chimerism | The property of being a genetic chimera |
| 2 | English | Chimera | A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon |
| 3 | Middle English | chimere | — |
| 4 | French | chimère | chimera; chimaera |
| 5 | Latin | chimaera | Chimera |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χίμαιρα | a she-goat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
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 |