Etymology of the English word macrobiotic
the English word
macrobioticusing 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-derived from the English word
bioticderived from the Late Latin word
bioticderived from the Greek word
biotikos, βιωτικός (relating to the present existence)
derived from the Greek word
biotosderived from the Greek word
biounderived from the Late Greek word
bios, βίος (life; life; the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
derived from the Greek word
bioo, βιόω (to spend existence)
derived from the Late Greek word
bios, βίος (life; life; the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
