English
macroinstitution
From macro- + institution.
Formed from macro- + institution
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Latin statuō ‘to set up, establish’
Latin instituō ‘to set up’
Latin institūtiō ‘arrangement, institution’
Old French institution
Middle English institucioun
English institution
Today it means
noun A relatively large-scale institution
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macroinstitution