Etymograph

English

macrochaeta

Macrochaeta comes from New Latin macrochaeta.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900macrochaeta
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900macrochaeta
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Formed from macro- + chaeta

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₂it- ‘curly hair’

Ancient Greek χαίτη ‘crest, mane, flowing hair, foliage’

English chaeta

Every English word from New Latin macrochaeta

Today it means

noun A large chaeta found in certain organisms

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

Etymograph / New Latin macrochaeta / macrochaeta

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