Etymograph

English

macrofragment

From macro- + fragment.

Formed from macro- + fragment

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- ‘to break’

Latin frangō ‘to break’

Latin fragmentum ‘a fragment, remnant’

Middle English fragment ‘a small part or piece’

English fragment

Today it means

noun A relatively large fragment

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

Etymograph / macrofragment