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Where does “amphimācrus” come from?

amphimācrus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμφίμακρος, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “amphimācrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμφίμακρος—
2Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
3Proto-Italicmakros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
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