English

macropellet

From macro- + pellet.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Latin pila ‘ball’

Vulgar Latin *pilotta

Old French pelote ‘small ball’

Middle English pelote

Today it means

noun A relatively large pellet

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

Etymograph / macropellet