Where does “macrosaccade” come from?
macrosaccade (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.
macrosaccade (English): An unusually large saccade
Definitions
- An unusually large saccade
Ancestry of “macrosaccade”, step by step
macrosaccade 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 saccade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saccade | A sudden jerking movement; A rapid jerky movement... |
| 2 | French | saccade | a jerk; a rapid jerky movement of the eye from... |
| 3 | French | saquer | to sack, fire; to not be able to stand someone;... |
| 4 | French | sac | bag, sack; ten French francs; plunder, loot |
| 5 | Old Norse | saka | to do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sakōną | to charge, seek legal action against |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |