Where does “macronutritional” come from?
macronutritional (English) comes from English nutritional, from English nutrition, from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nūtrītiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
macronutritional (English): Relating to macronutrients
Definitions
- Relating to macronutrients
Ancestry of “macronutritional”, step by step
macronutritional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nutritional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nutritional | Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition |
| 2 | English | nutrition | The organic process by which an organism... |
| 3 | Middle French | nutrition | — |
| 4 | Old French | nutricion | — |
| 5 | Latin | nūtrītiō | nutrition |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |