Where does “macrophytic” come from?

macrophytic (English) comes from English macrophyte, 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 — to raise, increase; long.

macrophytic (English): Relating to macrophytes

Definitions

  1. Relating to macrophytes

Ancestry of “macrophytic”, step by step

macrophytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English macrophyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmacrophyteAny normal macroscopic plant, especially an...
2EnglishmacroVery large in scope or scale; Clipping of...
3Englishmacro-large; long; inclusive
4Frenchmacro-macro
5Latinmacro-large
6Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
7Proto-Italicmakros
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-