macroevolution

English

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 evolution

English macroevolution

From macro- + evolution.

Noun

macroevolution (usually uncountable, plural macroevolutions)

1. Large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life, including the origins of novel organism designs, evolutionary trends, adaptive radiations and extinctions.

Coordinate terms

• microevolution

Derived terms

• macroevolutionist

Translations

large-scale patterns or processes in the history of life

• Arabic: اَلتَّطَوُّر اَلْكَبِير m (at-taṭawwur al-kabīr)
• Catalan: macroevolució f
• Greek: μακροεξέλιξη (el) f (makroexélixi)
• Spanish: macroevolución f

See also

• evolution
• microevolution