Etymograph

English

macroelement

From macro- + element.

Formed from macro- + element

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Latin elementum ‘a first principle’

Old French element

Middle English element

English element

Today it means

noun An element present in greater quantities than a trace element.

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

Etymograph / macroelement