Etymograph

English

macrodiol

From macro- + diol.

Formed from macro- + diol

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Today it means

noun A relatively large diol (i.e. larger that ethylene glycol), especially one mixed with elastomers

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

Etymograph / macrodiol