Where does “macrotidal” come from?

macrotidal (English) comes from English tidal, from English tide, from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-Germanic tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

macrotidal (English): Having a relatively large tidal range

Definitions

  1. Having a relatively large tidal range

Ancestry of “macrotidal”, step by step

macrotidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tidal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtidalrelating to tides
2EnglishtideThe periodic change of the sea level,...
3Middle EnglishtydeA time (period), season
4Old Englishtīdtime, period, season; period, season, time;...
5Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-