Where does “macrophyte” come from?

macrophyte (French) comes 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.

macrophyte (French): macrophyte

Definitions

  1. macrophyte

Ancestry of “macrophyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmacro-macro
2Latinmacro-large
3Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →