Where does “macrovertebrate” come from?

macrovertebrate (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.

macrovertebrate (English): A relatively large vertebrate

Definitions

  1. A relatively large vertebrate

Ancestry of “macrovertebrate”, step by step

macrovertebrate 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 vertebrate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvertebrateHaving a backbone; An animal having a backbone
2Frenchvertèbrevertebra
3Latinvertebrajoint; vertebra
4Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
5Proto-Italicwertōto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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