Where does “macro” come from?
macro (Italian) comes from French macro, from French maquereau, from Middle French macquereau, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken, from Middle Low German māken, from Old Saxon makōn — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
macro (Italian): macro, macroinstruction; macrophotography;...
Definitions
- macro, macroinstruction; macrophotography;...
Ancestry of “macro”, step by step
macro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French macro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | macro | — |
| 2 | French | maquereau | mackerel; pimp |
| 3 | Middle French | macquereau | — |
| 4 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 6 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 7 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via Latin Macer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Macer | lean, skinny, meager |