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Etymology of the English prefix macro-

the English prefix macro-
derived from the Greek word makros, μακρός (large; long (in place (distant) or time (neuter plural)))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mak-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *māk-

Derivations in English

macrobiotics, macrotous, macrobiosis, macrobiotic, macrocarpous, macroclimate, macroclimatology, macrocyclic, macrocyst, macrocyte, macrodome, macroeconomics, macroetch, macroevolution, macrofossil, macrogamete, macrograph, macrography, macroinstruction, macrolecithal, macrolinguistics, macrolith, macromere, macrometeorology, macromineral, macromolecule, macromutant, macromutation, macronutrient, macroorganism, macrophysics, macrophyte, macroplankton, macropodous, macrosegment, macrosociology, macrosporangium, macrospore, macrostructure, macroscopic, macropsia

Usage

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