Where does “macroprolactin” come from?

macroprolactin (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.

macroprolactin (English): A physiologically inactive form of prolactin...

Definitions

  1. A physiologically inactive form of prolactin...

Ancestry of “macroprolactin”, step by step

macroprolactin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English macro

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

via English prolactin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprolactinA peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the...
2Englishpro-agreeing with; supporting; favouring;...
3Latinprōfor
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “macroprolactin

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