Where does “makrokieli” come from?
makrokieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish makro, 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 — to raise, increase; long.
makrokieli (Finnish): macrolanguage
Definitions
- macrolanguage
Ancestry of “makrokieli”, step by step
makrokieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish makro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | makro | macro |
| 2 | English | macro | Very large in scope or scale; Clipping of... |
| 3 | English | macro- | large; long; inclusive |
| 4 | French | macro- | macro |
| 5 | Latin | macro- | large |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μακρός | long; tall, deep; far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |