English

macrotaphonomy

From macro- + taphonomy.

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

Ancient Greek θᾰ́πτω ‘to honour with funeral rites’

Ancient Greek τάφος ‘grave’

Today it means

noun taphonomy using relatively large samples

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

Etymograph / macrotaphonomy