Where does “macroherbivore” come from?
macroherbivore (English) comes from English herbivore, from French herbivore, from New Latin herbivorus, from Latin -vorus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
macroherbivore (English): Any large herbivore
Definitions
- Any large herbivore
Ancestry of “macroherbivore”, step by step
macroherbivore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English herbivore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | herbivore | An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an... |
| 2 | French | herbivore | herbivorous; herbivore |
| 3 | New Latin | herbivorus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -vorus | -eating, -devouring |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
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 |