English
macroacquisition
From macro- + acquisition, coined by Janina Brutt-Griffler.
Formed from macro- + acquisition
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Latin quaerō ‘to seek’
Latin acquīrō ‘to acquire or obtain’
Latin acquisītiō
Old French acquisicion
English acquisition
The story
From macro- + acquisition, coined by Janina Brutt-Griffler.
Today it means
noun The acquisition of a second language by a speech community.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macroacquisition