Where does “macrosatellite” come from?

macrosatellite (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.

macrosatellite (English): Synonym of satellite DNA

Definitions

  1. Synonym of satellite DNA

Ancestry of “macrosatellite”, step by step

macrosatellite 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 satellite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsatelliteA moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger...
2Middle Frenchsatellitea guard or watchman
3Latinsatellesattendant, guard, bodyguard; accomplice, follower
4Etruscan𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌀𐌋
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-
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