Where does “macro” come from?

macro (Latin) comes from Latin macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

macro (Latin): dative masculine singular of macer; dative neuter...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of macer; dative neuter...

Ancestry of “macro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmacerlean, skinny, meager; thin, poor
2Proto-Italicmakros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →
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