English

macrochannel

From macro- + channel.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Akkadian Akkadian form ‘reed’

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Latin canna ‘reed’

Latin canālis ‘groove’

Old French chanel

Middle English chanel

Today it means

noun A relatively large channel

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

Etymograph / macrochannel