Where does “macrofungi” come from?

macrofungi (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.

macrofungi (English): plural of macrofungus

Definitions

  1. plural of macrofungus

Ancestry of “macrofungi”, step by step

macrofungi 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 fungi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfungiplural of fungus; Spongy, abnormal growth, as...
2Latinfungī
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-Every word from English macro-Every word from English macro