Where does “macro-” come from?

macro- (English) comes from French macro-, from Latin macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

macro- (English): large; long; inclusive

Definitions

  1. large; long; inclusive

Ancestry of “macro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmacro-macro
2Latinmacro-large
3Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “macro-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →