Where does “macrohabitat” come from?

macrohabitat (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.

macrohabitat (English): A relatively large habitat, that contains...

Definitions

  1. A relatively large habitat, that contains...

Ancestry of “macrohabitat”, step by step

macrohabitat 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 habitat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhabitatConditions suitable for an organism or population...
2Latinhabitatthird-person singular present active indicative...
3LatinhabitoI reside, inhabit; I remain, dwell, live; I...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
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