English

macroinsular

From macro- + insular.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Ancient Greek νῆσος ‘island’

Latin īnsula ‘an island’

Latin īnsulāris ‘of or belonging to an island’

Today it means

adj Pertaining to a macroscopic or large-scale insular region.

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

Etymograph / macroinsular