A compound of macro- + fur
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’
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Proto-West Germanic *fōdr
Frankish *fōdar
Anglo-Norman forre ‘case’
Middle English furre
English fur
Today it means
noun A furry character that is much larger than an average character, usually depicted along with buildings as to show its scale.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrofur
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