Etymograph

English

macrolocation

From macro- + location.

Formed from macro- + location

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Latin locus ‘a place’

Latin locō ‘to place’

Latin locātiō ‘a placing’

English location

Today it means

noun A region or area that contains smaller sites or locations (microlocations).

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

Etymograph / macrolocation