Etymograph

English

macroseta

From macro- + seta.

Formed from macro- + seta

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey- ‘to bind, fetter’

Proto-Indo-European *séh₂it-o/eh₂-

Proto-Italic *saitā

Latin saeta ‘a bristle, (rough) hair on an animal’

Latin seta

English seta

Today it means

noun A relatively long hair or bristle

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

Etymograph / macroseta