English

macrofiber

From macro- + fiber.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Latin fibra ‘fibre, filament’

Old French fibre

French fibre

English fiber

Today it means

noun —

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

Etymograph / macrofiber