Where does “Macrolepidoptera” come from?

Macrolepidoptera (Translingual) comes from Translingual macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Macrolepidoptera (Translingual): suborder

Definitions

  1. suborder

Ancestry of “Macrolepidoptera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualmacro-large; long
2Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
3Proto-Italicmakros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-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 →