Where does “makros” come from?

makros (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “makros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “makros”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →