Where does “macrorheological” come from?
macrorheological (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.
macrorheological (English): Relating to macrorheology
Definitions
- Relating to macrorheology
Ancestry of “macrorheological”, step by step
macrorheological traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English rheological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rheological | of, or relating to rheology |
| 2 | English | rheology | The branch of physics that studies the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |