Where does “macrometastasis” come from?
macrometastasis (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.
macrometastasis (English): A relatively large metastasis
Definitions
- A relatively large metastasis
Ancestry of “macrometastasis”, step by step
macrometastasis 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 metastasis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metastasis | A change in nature, form, or quality; The... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μετάστασις | removing, removal; shifting of blame; removal,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μεθίστημι | to alter, change; to replace, exchange; to come... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |