English

macroflora

From macro- + flora.

A compound of macro- + flora

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘bloom, flower’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃s ~ *bʰl̥h₃s-és

Latin *flōs ‘flower’

Latin Flōra

English flora

Today it means

noun plants that can be seen with the naked eye

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

Etymograph / macroflora