Etymograph

English

macrohard

From macro- + hard.

Formed from macro- + hard

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Germanic *harduz

Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī)

Old English heard ‘hard’

Middle English hard

English hard

Today it means

adj Having hardness across a relatively large area of material under heavy loads.

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

Etymograph / macrohard