Where does “macroprolactinoma” come from?
macroprolactinoma (English) comes from English prolactinoma, from English prolactin, from English pro-, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
macroprolactinoma (English): A prolactinoma with size greater than one...
Definitions
- A prolactinoma with size greater than one...
Ancestry of “macroprolactinoma”, step by step
macroprolactinoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prolactinoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prolactinoma | A benign tumour of the pituitary gland |
| 2 | English | prolactin | A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the... |
| 3 | English | pro- | agreeing with; supporting; favouring;... |
| 4 | Latin | prō | for |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
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 |