Where does “macrogametocyte” come from?
macrogametocyte (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.
macrogametocyte (English): The female gametocyte
Definitions
- The female gametocyte
Ancestry of “macrogametocyte”, step by step
macrogametocyte 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 gametocyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gametocyte | A diploid germ cell that divides by meiosis into... |
| 2 | English | gameto- | gametes |
| 3 | English | gamete | A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γαμετή | wife |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γαμέω | I marry; I give myself in marriage; I get a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |