English
macrochromosome
From macro- + chromosome.
Formed from macro- + chromosome
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
German Chromosom
English chromosome
Today it means
noun A chromosome greater than 40 megabases in size.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrochromosome