Where does “macrogenesi” come from?
macrogenesi (Italian) comes from Italian macro, from French macro, from French maquereau, from Middle French macquereau, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken, from Middle Low German māken — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
macrogenesi (Italian): gigantism
Definitions
- gigantism
Ancestry of “macrogenesi”, step by step
macrogenesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian macro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | macro | macro, macroinstruction; macrophotography;... |
| 2 | French | macro | — |
| 3 | French | maquereau | mackerel; pimp |
| 4 | Middle French | macquereau | — |
| 5 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 7 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 8 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 9 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via Italian genesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | genesi | genesis |
| 2 | Latin | genesis | generation, creation, nativity; birth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |