Where does “macrodosage” come from?

macrodosage (English) comes from English dosage, from French dosage, from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

macrodosage (English): The administration of a macrodose

Definitions

  1. The administration of a macrodose

Ancestry of “macrodosage”, step by step

macrodosage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dosage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdosageThe administration of a medication etc, in a...
2Frenchdosagedosage (measured amount of a medication)
3Frenchdoseproportion; dose; first-person singular present...
4Latindosisdose
5Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
6Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-