English
macropuncture
From macro- + puncture.
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘prick, punch’
Proto-Italic *pungō ‘to prick, sting’
Latin pungō ‘to prick’
Latin pūnctus ‘pricked, punctured, pierced’
Late Latin punctūra
English puncture
Today it means
noun A relatively large puncture (made in a membrane)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macropuncture