English
macroclimate
From macro- + climate.
A compound of macro- + climate
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti ‘to lean’
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Ancient Greek κλίμα ‘slope, inclination; latitude’
Latin clima
Old French climat
Middle English climat
English climate
Today it means
noun The climate of a relatively large geographic area.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macroclimate