Etymograph

English

macrotheory

From macro- + theory.

Formed from macro- + theory

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Ancient Greek θεωρός ‘spectator’

Ancient Greek θεωρία ‘contemplation, viewing’

Late Latin theōria

Middle French théorie

English theory

Today it means

noun A large-scale theory dealing with a broad range of phenomena on an abstract level.

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

Etymograph / macrotheory