Etymograph

English

macrovariable

From macro- + variable.

Formed from macro- + variable

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

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

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Latin varius ‘different, various’

Latin variare ‘to change’

Old French variable

English variable

Today it means

noun A variable that may be modified by or within a macro

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

Etymograph / macrovariable