Etymology

macrostate

M3A1C3R1O1S1T1A1T1E1

Today it means: A group of macroscopic properties of a physical system, such as its temperature and pressure. Full definition →

English state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat
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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*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  9. Proto-Italic*status
  10. Latinstatu
  11. Old Frenchestat
  12. Middle Englishstat
  13. Englishstate
  14. English todaymacrostate

From macro- + state.

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