Where does “μεγάλος” come from?

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

μεγάλος (Ancient Greek): masculine singular nominative of μέγας

Definitions

  1. masculine singular nominative of μέγας

Ancestry of “μεγάλος”, step by step

μεγάλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μέγας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Proto-Hellenic megalos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicmegalos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂losgreat

Words derived from “μεγάλος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →