Etymograph

English

macrophylogeny

From macro- + phylogeny.

Formed from macro- + phylogeny

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, grow’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-lom

Ancient Greek φῡλή ‘tribe’

Ancient Greek φῦλον ‘tribe, genus, species’

German Phylogenie

English phylogeny

Today it means

noun Large-scale phylogeny

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

Etymograph / macrophylogeny