English
amacrine
Amacrine comes from Ancient Greek μᾰκρός ‘long’, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’, and ultimately from *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ḱ-‘to increase’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mh₂ḱrós‘lean, meager’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*makrósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμᾰκρόςmăkrós‘long’
- Englishtodayamacrine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ḱ-‘to increase’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mh₂ḱrós‘lean, meager’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*makrósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμᾰκρόςmăkrós‘long’
- Englishtodayamacrine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
through Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
meager, meagre, macron, 5 more
through Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Today it means
adj Without long processes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- / amacrine