Where does “macroscopico” come from?
macroscopico (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.
macroscopico (Italian): macroscopic; blatant
Definitions
- macroscopic; blatant
Ancestry of “macroscopico”, step by step
| 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 |