Where does “macroporous” come from?

macroporous (English) comes 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.

macroporous (English): Having pores of a size greater than 50 nanometres

Definitions

  1. Having pores of a size greater than 50 nanometres

Ancestry of “macroporous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmacro-large; long; inclusive
2Frenchmacro-macro
3Latinmacro-large
4Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
5Proto-Italicmakros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “macroporous”

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