Etymology of the English word macrocyst
the English word
macrocystusing the English prefix
macro-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 English word
cystderived from the Latin word
cystisderived from the Greek word
kustis, κύστις (bag, bladder, pouch)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwes-derived from the Late Latin word
cystderived from the Greek word
kustis, κύστις (bag, bladder, pouch)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwes-Usage
Word found in Modern English
