Where does “macroligand” come from?

macroligand (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.

macroligand (English): A macrocyclic ligand

Definitions

  1. A macrocyclic ligand

Ancestry of “macroligand”, step by step

macroligand 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 ligand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligandAn ion, molecule, or functional group that binds...
2Latinligandustied, bound, united, fastened
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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