Where does “macroinfaunal” come from?
macroinfaunal (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.
macroinfaunal (English): Relating to macroinfauna
Definitions
- Relating to macroinfauna
Ancestry of “macroinfaunal”, step by step
macroinfaunal 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 infaunal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infaunal | Belonging to the infauna |
| 2 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |