Etymology

macroprism

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Today it means: A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called macropyramids. Full definition →

English prism ← Late Latin prisma ← Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ (prísmă)
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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. Ancient Greekπρῑ́ω (prī́ō)
  8. Ancient Greekπρίσμᾰ (prísmă)
  9. Late Latinprisma
  10. Englishprism
  11. English todaymacroprism

From macro- + prism.

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