Where does “macromolecular” come from?
Macromolecular derives from English molecule combined with English molecular, which traces through Latin -arius and Latin -alis to Latin -lus.
macromolecular (English): Of or relating to a macromolecule
Definitions
- Of or relating to a macromolecule
Ancestry of “macromolecular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | molecular | Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by... |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |