Etymograph

English

macrocomposition

From macro- + composition.

Formed from macro- + composition

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to build, cultivate’

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Latin positiō ‘position, place’

Latin compositiō ‘arrangement, combination’

Old French composicion

Middle English composicioun ‘the makeup, ingredients, or composition of…’

English composition

Today it means

noun Relatively large-scale composition

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

Etymograph / macrocomposition