Etymograph

English

macroprudence

From macro- + prudence.

Formed from macro- + prudence

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

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Latin prūdēns ‘wise, prudent’

Latin prūdentia ‘common sense’

Anglo-Norman prudence

Middle English prudence ‘discretion’

English prudence

Today it means

noun Systemic prudence, especially the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.

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

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