English

macrorough

From macro- + rough.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Proto-Germanic *rūhaz ‘rough, hairy’

Old English rūh ‘rough’

Middle English rough ‘rough’

English rough

Today it means

adj Exhibiting macroroughness; rough at macroscale.

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Etymograph / macrorough