Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “mh₂ḱrós”

400 words across 18 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós — including macro, Macedonia, macroeconomic, meager, Macedonian, macroscopic, macrophage, macroeconomics.

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English (327)

Italian (38)

French (8)

Latin (6)

Ancient Greek (6)

Dutch (2)

Armenian (2)

West Frisian (1)

Icelandic (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Old High German (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Swedish (1)

Faroese (1)

Catalan (1)

Japanese (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

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