Where does “macropetalo” come from?

macropetalo (Italian) comes from Italian macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

macropetalo (Italian): macropetalous

Definitions

  1. macropetalous

Ancestry of “macropetalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmacro-macro
2Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
3Proto-Italicmakros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →