Where does “macrolinguistic” come from?
macrolinguistic (English) comes from English linguistic, from German linguistisch, from German Linguistik, from English linguistics, from English -ics, from English -ic, from English image, from French image — in.
macrolinguistic (English): Pertaining to macrolinguistics
Definitions
- Pertaining to macrolinguistics
Ancestry of “macrolinguistic”, step by step
macrolinguistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English linguistic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | linguistic | Of or relating to language; Of or relating to... |
| 2 | German | linguistisch | linguistic |
| 3 | German | Linguistik | linguistics |
| 4 | English | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| 5 | English | -ics | Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or... |
| 6 | English | -ic | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 7 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 8 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 9 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 10 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 11 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 12 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 13 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 14 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 15 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 16 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |