Etymology of the English word amphimacer
the English word
amphimacerderived from the Latin word
amphimacrus (metrical foot, a short syllable between two long ones, amphimacer)
derived from the Greek word
amphimakros, ἀμφίμακρος
using the Greek prefix
amphi-, ἀμφι-, ἀμϕι-
derived from the Greek word
makros, μακρός (large; long (in place (distant) or time (neuter plural)))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mak-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*māk-derived from the Latin word
amphimacerderived from the Greek word
amphimakros, ἀμφίμακρος
using the Greek prefix
amphi-, ἀμφι-, ἀμϕι-
derived from the Greek word
makros, μακρός (large; long (in place (distant) or time (neuter plural)))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mak-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*māk-Date
The earliest known usage of amphimacer in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
