Where does “macrotrend” come from?

macrotrend (English) comes from English macro, from English macro-, from French macro-, from Latin macro-, from Ancient Greek μακρός, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

macrotrend (English): A large-scale trend

Definitions

  1. A large-scale trend

Ancestry of “macrotrend”, step by step

macrotrend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English macro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmacroVery large in scope or scale; Clipping of...
2Englishmacro-large; long; inclusive
3Frenchmacro-macro
4Latinmacro-large
5Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
6Proto-Italicmakros
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via English trend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrendAn inclination in a particular direction; A...
2Middle Englishtrendento roll about, turn, revolve
3Old Englishtrendanto roll about, turn, revolve
4Proto-Germanictrandijanąto revolve, spin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-