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Where does “macrolarvipary” come from?

macrolarvipary (English) comes from English macrolarviparous, 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 — to raise, increase; long.

macrolarvipary (English): The condition of being macrolarviparous

Definitions

  1. The condition of being macrolarviparous

Ancestry of “macrolarvipary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmacrolarviparousThat gives birth to comparatively large larvae
2EnglishmacroVery large in scope or scale; Clipping of...
3Englishmacro-large; long; inclusive
4Frenchmacro-macro-
5Latinmacro-large
6Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
7Proto-Italicmakros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
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