macrobiotic

English

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 -biotic

English macrobiotic

macrobiotic (comparative more macrobiotic, superlative most macrobiotic)

Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself.
- 1999, Shana Larsen, 200 Cigarettes (motion picture), spoken by Kevin (Paul Rudd):
  You let somebody move in with you, you make all these little compromises to smooth things along, and the next thing you know, you're on some macrobiotic diet, you're listening to Joni Mitchell!
Long-lived.

diet

Etymology tree

German Makrobiotikbor.

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der.

French macro-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)

Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós)

Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós)bor.

Late Latin biōticuslbor.

French biotique

French macrobiotiquebor.

Romanian macrobiotic

Borrowed from German Makrobiotik or French macrobiotique.

macrobiotic m or n (feminine singular macrobiotică, masculine plural macrobiotici, feminine/neuter plural macrobiotice)