Where does “macrohistone” come from?

macrohistone (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.

macrohistone (English): A relatively large histone

Definitions

  1. A relatively large histone

Ancestry of “macrohistone”, step by step

macrohistone 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 histone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhistoneAny of various simple water-soluble proteins that...
2GermanHiston
3Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
4Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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