Where does “macrostratigraphy” come from?
macrostratigraphy (English) comes from English stratigraphy, from English stratum, from Latin strātum, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
macrostratigraphy (English): Relatively large-scale stratigraphy
Definitions
- Relatively large-scale stratigraphy
Ancestry of “macrostratigraphy”, step by step
macrostratigraphy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stratigraphy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stratigraphy | The study of rock layers and the layering... |
| 2 | English | stratum | One of several parallel horizontal layers of... |
| 3 | Latin | strātum | a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |