English
macrophylum
From macro- + phylum.
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, race’
Latin phylum
English phylum
Today it means
noun A group of two or more related language phylums
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macrophylum