Where does “macromolecular” come from?

macromolecular (Romanian) comes from French macromoléculaire, from French macro-, from Latin macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

macromolecular (Romanian): macromolecular

Definitions

  1. macromolecular

Ancestry of “macromolecular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmacromoléculairemacromolecular
2Frenchmacro-macro
3Latinmacro-large
4Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
5Proto-Italicmakros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
7Proto-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 →