Etymology

macroorganism

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Today it means: Any organism that can be seen with the naked eye (or with a simple lens). Full definition →

English organism ← French macro- ← Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Englishorganism
  8. English todaymacroorganism

From macro- + organism.

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