Etymograph

English

macroporous

From macro- + porous.

A compound of macro- + porous

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Latin porus ‘an opening’

Old French poros

English porous

Today it means

adj Having macropores, i.e. pores of a relatively large size (e.g. greater than 50 nanometres).

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

Etymograph / macroporous