Where does “macrovasculature” come from?
macrovasculature (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.
macrovasculature (English): The vasculature of the larger blood vessels
Definitions
- The vasculature of the larger blood vessels
Ancestry of “macrovasculature”, step by step
macrovasculature 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 vasculature
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vasculature | The arrangement of blood vessels in the body, or... |
| 2 | Latin | vāsculum | a small vessel or container |
| 3 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |