English
macroequivalent
From macro- + equivalent.
Formed from macro- + equivalent
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-
…
Proto-Italic *walēō ‘to be strong’
Latin valeō ‘to have strength’
Latin aequivaleō ‘to be equivalent’
Latin aequivalēns ‘equivalent’
English equivalent
Today it means
noun A function, procedure, or feature that serves the exact same purpose as another, but is implemented as a macro rather than a standard function or method.
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Etymograph / macroequivalent