English
macrocomparative
From macro- + comparative.
Formed from macro- + comparative
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Latin comparātīvus
Old French comparatif
Middle English comparatif ‘of the comparative degree’
English comparative
Today it means
adj Making broad or large-scale comparisons.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrocomparative