macrobiotic
Meaninglong-living
Common meaning: of a wholefood longevity diet
- macrlong, largeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 485 · scan
- biolife, way of livingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 283 · scan
- ticadjective ending: relating to
‘long, large’ + ‘life, way of living’ → macrobiotic
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- macr — Greek μακρός “long, large” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- bio — Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) “life, way of living” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek μακρός ‘long, large’ + Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) ‘life, way of living’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry βίος (bíos), p. 283 · dictionary scan
Roots
- βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek “life, way of living”
- μακρός Greek “long, large”
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