Etymology of the English word macrophyte
the English word
macrophyteusing 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-using the English suffix
-phyteUsage
Word found in Modern English