English
macrosystem
From macro- + system.
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
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Ancient Greek συνίστημι ‘to combine, organize’
Ancient Greek σύστημα ‘musical scale; organized body; whole made of…’
Late Latin systēma ‘harmony; musical scale; system’
Middle French systeme
English system
Today it means
noun A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
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Etymograph / macrosystem