Etymograph

English

macroalgivore

From macro- + algivore.

Formed from macro- + algivore

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Today it means

noun Any organism that eats macroalgae

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / macroalgivore