Where does “megabyte” come from?

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

megabyte (Czech): megabyte

Definitions

  1. megabyte

Ancestry of “megabyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmega-mega- SI system
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from Czech mega- →