English

macroparameter

From macro- + parameter.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ‘to measure’

Ancient Greek μέτρον ‘measure’

New Latin parametrum

French paramètre

Today it means

noun Any relatively large parameter

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

Etymograph / macroparameter