Where does “macroporosity” come from?
macroporosity (English) comes from English porosity, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
macroporosity (English): The quality or degree of being macroporous
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being macroporous
Ancestry of “macroporosity”, step by step
macroporosity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English porosity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porosity | The state of being porous; A measure of how... |
| 2 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 4 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 5 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |