Where does “macrophanerophyte” come from?
macrophanerophyte (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.
macrophanerophyte (English): Any phanerophyte between 30 and 50 metres in...
Definitions
- Any phanerophyte between 30 and 50 metres in...
Ancestry of “macrophanerophyte”, step by step
macrophanerophyte 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 phanerophyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phanerophyte | Any woody plant that carries its dormant buds... |
| 2 | English | -phyte | A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g.... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |