Where does “macroplanning” come from?
macroplanning (English) comes from English planning, from English plan, from French plan, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
macroplanning (English): planning at a high level, without great detail
Definitions
- planning at a high level, without great detail
Ancestry of “macroplanning”, step by step
macroplanning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English planning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | planning | present participle of plan; Action of the verb... |
| 2 | English | plan | A drawing showing technical details of a... |
| 3 | French | plan | plan; map; plane |
| 4 | French | plain | plane |
| 5 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 6 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
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 |