Etymograph

English

macrobrew

From macro- + brew.

Formed from macro- + brew

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to brew’

Proto-Germanic *brewwaną ‘to brew’

Proto-West Germanic *breuwan ‘to brew’

Old English brēowan ‘to brew’

Middle English brewen ‘to brew’

English brew

Today it means

noun A beer produced by a large commercial brewery, or macrobrewery.

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

Etymograph / macrobrew