Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrofamily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
macro-fam-i-ly
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grouping of two or more language families that share some relationship

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English family English macrofamily From macro- + family.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does macrofamily mean?
A grouping of two or more language families that share some relationship
Where does macrofamily come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English family English macrofamily From macro- + family.

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