Where does “macroseepage” come from?
macroseepage (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.
macroseepage (English): The seepage of relatively large amounts of material
Definitions
- The seepage of relatively large amounts of material
Ancestry of “macroseepage”, step by step
macroseepage 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 seepage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seepage | The process by which a liquid leaks through a... |
| 2 | English | seep | To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other... |
| 3 | English | sipe | Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and... |
| 4 | Middle English | sipen | To seep, to ooze or pass slowly through pores or... |
| 5 | Old English | sipian | to seep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sipōną | to drop, fall, drip, trickle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |