English
macroturbulence
From macro- + turbulence.
A compound of macro- + turbulence
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Late Latin turbulentia ‘trouble, disquiet’
Middle English turbulence ‘turbidity, cloudiness’
English turbulence
Today it means
noun Turbulence on a large scale.
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Etymograph / macroturbulence