English

macro-

Macro- comes from Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’, and ultimately from *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ḱ-‘to increase’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mh₂ḱrós‘lean, meager’reconstructed
Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*makrósreconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμακρόςmakrós‘long’
Englishtodaymacro-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ḱ-‘to increase’reconstructed
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mh₂ḱrós‘lean, meager’reconstructed
Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*makrósreconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμακρόςmakrós‘long’
Englishtodaymacro-

Equivalent to macr- + -o-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

machete, 15 more

through Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

meager, meagre, 8 more

Today it means

prefix large

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- / macro-

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