Where does “macroclitoris” come from?

macroclitoris (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.

macroclitoris (English): An abnormally enlarged clitoris

Definitions

  1. An abnormally enlarged clitoris

Ancestry of “macroclitoris”, step by step

macroclitoris 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 clitoris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclitorisA sensitive elongated erectile organ at the...
2Latinclitorisof the clitoris
3Ancient Greekκλειτορίςclitoris
4Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
5Proto-Hellenicklāyyō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-