English

macroplankton

From macro- + plankton.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Ancient Greek πλάζω ‘I turn aside, wander’

Ancient Greek πλαγκτός ‘drifter’

German Plankton

Today it means

noun Plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 centimetres in maximal dimension.

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

Etymograph / macroplankton