Etymograph

English

macrocharcoal

From macro- + charcoal.

Formed from macro- + charcoal

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *goyswéye- ‘to bend, turn’

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Proto-Germanic *kazjaną

Proto-West Germanic *kaʀʀjan

Old English cierran ‘to change, turn’

Middle English charcole

English charcoal

Today it means

noun Relatively large pieces of charcoal in the fossil record

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

Etymograph / macrocharcoal