Where does “macroconch” come from?

macroconch (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.

macroconch (English): The female form of an ammonite (that has a larger...

Definitions

  1. The female form of an ammonite (that has a larger...

Ancestry of “macroconch”, step by step

macroconch 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 conch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconchA marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which...
2Latinconchabivalve; mussel; mollusk; oyster shell, pearl...
3Ancient Greekκόγχηshell, mussel; apse; mussel; shell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱongʰ-shell, mussel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-
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