English
macroinstruction
From macro- + instruction, due to their being often quite long.
Formed from macro- + instruction
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Latin īnstrūctiō ‘an instruction, training’
Old French instruccion
Middle English instruccioun
English instruction
Today it means
noun A macro.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macroinstruction