Where does “macro-” come from?

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

macro- (Translingual): large; long

Definitions

  1. large; long

Ancestry of “macro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμακρόςlong; tall, deep; far, distant
2Proto-Italicmakros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “macro-”

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