English
macrobiote
From macro- + -biote (“life”).
Formed from macro- + -biote ‘life’
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Today it means
noun One who lives for a long time.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrobiote