English
macroalgal
From macro- + algal.
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Today it means
adj Of, or pertaining to, macroalga.
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Etymograph / macroalgal