Etymology

macromanagement

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Today it means: The day-to-day management of macroprojects that are completed and operational. Full definition →

English management ← Middle English *manage ← Old French manege
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
  8. Proto-Italic*manus
  9. Latinmanus
  10. Vulgar Latin*manizāre
  11. Old Italianmaneggiareder.?
  12. Old Frenchmanege
  13. Middle English*manage
  14. Englishmanage
  15. Englishmanagement
  16. English todaymacromanagement

From macro- + management.

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