English
macroblast
From macro- + -blast.
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-
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Proto-Germanic *blēstuz ‘blowing, blast’
Proto-West Germanic *blāstu ‘blowing’
Old English blǣst ‘blowing, blast’
Middle English blast ‘a blast’
English blast
Today it means
noun megaloblast
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macroblast