English

macrobiology

From macro- + biology.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’

Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’

New Latin biologia ‘biology’

Today it means

noun The study of large living organisms.

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

Etymograph / macrobiology