English
macroscale
From macro- + scale.
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *skend- ‘to jump up, ascend’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
Proto-Italic *skand-slā
Latin scāla ‘ladder; stairs’
Middle English scale ‘ladder’
English scale
Today it means
noun A relatively large scale
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / macroscale