English

macrocilium

From macro- + cilium.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to cover’

Proto-Indo-European *ḱelyom

Proto-Italic *keljom

Latin cilium ‘eyelid’

Today it means

noun A compound ciliary feeding organelle in ctenophores

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

Etymograph / macrocilium