English
macrocosmology
From macro- + cosmology.
Formed from macro- + cosmology
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to collect, gather’
Proto-Hellenic *légō ‘to gather’
Ancient Greek λέγω ‘to put in order, arrange, gather’
Ancient Greek κόσμος ‘world’
Medieval Latin cosmologia
English cosmology
Today it means
noun The study of the macrocosm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrocosmology