Where does “macron” come from?

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

macron (French): macron

Definitions

  1. macron

Ancestry of “macron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμακρόνinflection of μακρός : ## masculine accusative...
2Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
3Proto-Italicmakros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “macron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →