English

macroniche

From macro- + niche.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘sit’

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Vulgar Latin *nīdicāre

Old French niche

Middle French niche

French niche

English niche

Today it means

noun A relatively large niche

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

Etymograph / macroniche