Etymology of the English word macruran
the English word
macruranderived from the New Latin word
macruranderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of macruran in English dates from the 19th century.