English

macrofoam

From macro- + foam.

Formed from macro- + foam

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Proto-Indo-European *(s)poH(y)-

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Proto-Germanic *faimaz

Proto-West Germanic *faim ‘foam, froth’

Old English fām

Middle English fom

English foam

Today it means

noun Foam that has relatively large bubbles.

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

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