Where does “photomacrograph” come from?
photomacrograph (English) comes from English macrograph, 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 — to raise, increase; long.
photomacrograph (English): A macrograph
Ancestry of “photomacrograph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | macrograph | An image of an object as seen by the naked eye,... |
| 2 | English | macro | Very large in scope or scale; Clipping of... |
| 3 | English | macro- | large; long; inclusive |
| 4 | French | macro- | macro- |
| 5 | Latin | macro- | large |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μακρός | long; tall, deep; far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |