English
macropattern
From macro- + pattern.
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’
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Medieval Latin patrōnus ‘patron’
Old French patron
Middle English patron ‘patron; example’
English paterne
English pattern
Today it means
noun A macroscale pattern.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macropattern