English

macromoth

From macro- + moth.

Formed from macro- + moth

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Middle English moth

English moth

Today it means

noun A relatively large moth.

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

Etymograph / macromoth