Where does “macrogeographic” come from?
macrogeographic (English) comes from English geographic, from Latin geographicus, from Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία, from Ancient Greek γεωγράφος, from Ancient Greek γεω-, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
macrogeographic (English): Relating to macrogeography
Definitions
- Relating to macrogeography
Ancestry of “macrogeographic”, step by step
macrogeographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geographic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geographic | Pertaining to geography; Determined by geography,... |
| 2 | Latin | geographicus | geographic, geographical |
| 3 | Latin | geōgraphia | geography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γεωγραφία | a description of the earth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γεωγράφος | geographer |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 7 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
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 |