Etymograph

English

macrobasic

From macro- + basic.

Formed from macro- + basic

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis ‘step’

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Latin basis ‘pedestal, base’

Old French base

Middle English base ‘foundation’

English base

English basic

Today it means

adj Having a shaft over four times as long as the capsule in relation to nematocysts.

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

Etymograph / macrobasic