English

macromere

From macro- + -mere.

Formed from macro + mere

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro

Latin merus ‘pure, unmixed, undiluted’

Old French mier ‘pure, simple, complete’

Anglo-Norman meer

Middle English mere

English mere

Today it means

noun A large blastomere.

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

Etymograph / macromere