English
macroconstituent
From macro- + constituent.
Formed from macro- + constituent
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus ~ *sth₂téws ‘to stand (up)’
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Latin status ‘position’
Latin statuō ‘to set, place, establish’
Latin cōnstituō ‘to establish’
Latin cōnstituēns ‘setting up, establishing’
English constituent
Today it means
noun macroscopic constituent
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macroconstituent