myEtymology.com: English etymology of macrolinguistics

Etymology of the English word macrolinguistics

the English word macrolinguistics

using 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 linguistics

derived from the English word linguistic

derived from the English word linguist

derived from the Classical Latin word lingua (tongue; tongue; speech, language)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dn₀ghu-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dn₀ghū-

using the English suffix -ic

using the English suffix -ics