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Where does “μέγας” come from?

μέγας (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

μέγας (Ancient Greek): big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...

Definitions

  1. big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...

Ancestry of “μέγας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “μέγας”

  • mega
  • megaphone
  • megalithic
  • megawatt
  • megafauna
  • megapixel
  • megahertz
  • megacolon
  • megabyte
  • megachurch
  • megakaryocyte
  • megacity
  • megalith
  • megaspore
  • megavoltage
  • megascopic
  • megakaryocytic
  • megabit
  • megaesophagus
  • megastar
  • megaureter
  • megatrend
  • megabucks
  • megabase
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