Where does “macrocosmo” come from?

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

macrocosmo (Italian): macrocosm

Definitions

  1. macrocosm

Ancestry of “macrocosmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmacro-macro
2Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
3Proto-Italicmakros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →