Where does “Макрон” come from?

Макрон (Russian) comes from French macron, 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.

Макрон (Russian): macron short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark placed over a vowel

Definitions

  1. macron short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark placed over a vowel

Ancestry of “Макрон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmacronmacron
2Ancient Greekμακρόνinflection of μακρός : ## masculine accusative...
3Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-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 →