Where does “macrocracking” come from?
macrocracking (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.
macrocracking (English): the formation of macrocracks
Definitions
- the formation of macrocracks
Ancestry of “macrocracking”, step by step
macrocracking 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 cracking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cracking | The thermal decomposition of a substance,... |
| 2 | Middle English | crakynge | cracking |
| 3 | Middle English | craken | to crack, break open |
| 4 | Old English | cracian | to resound; to crack |
| 5 | Old Dutch | krakōn | to crack, creak, emit a cry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |