English
macroplanktonic
From macro- + planktonic.
Formed from macro- + planktonic
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Ancient Greek πλάζω ‘to cause to wander, drive astray’
Ancient Greek πλάζομαι ‘to wander, drift’
Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν ‘drifting’
English planktonic
Today it means
adj Relating to macroplankton.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macroplanktonic