Where does “macru” come from?

macru (Romanian) comes from Latin macrum, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

macru (Romanian): lean, meager, without fat or low-fat

Definitions

  1. lean, meager, without fat or low-fat

Ancestry of “macru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmacrumnominative neuter singular of macer; accusative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “macru”

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