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Where does “macroregion” come from?

macroregion (English) comes from English region, from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos — to copy, imitate.

macroregion (English): Any of several geopolitical subdivisions that...

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  1. Any of several geopolitical subdivisions that...

Ancestry of “macroregion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregionAny considerable and connected part of a space or...
2Middle Englishregiounrealm, nation, country; authority, governance;...
3Anglo-Normanregiunregion
4Latinregiō—
5LatinAemilia—
6Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
7Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
8Proto-Italicaimosimitation
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
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