Where does “macrobrewer” come from?
macrobrewer (English) comes from English Brewer, from Middle English brewere, from English brew, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
macrobrewer (English): A large-scale commercial brewer, contrasted with smaller microbrewers
Definitions
- A large-scale commercial brewer, contrasted with smaller microbrewers
Ancestry of “macrobrewer”, step by step
macrobrewer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Brewer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Brewer | A player, supporter or other person connected... |
| 2 | Middle English | brewere | brewer |
| 3 | English | brew | To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English macro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | macro | Very large in scope or scale; Clipping of... |
| 2 | English | macro- | large; long; inclusive |
| 3 | French | macro- | macro |
| 4 | Latin | macro- | large |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μακρός | long; tall, deep; far, distant |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |