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Where does “-megaly” come from?

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

-megaly (English): enlargement

Definitions

  1. enlargement

Ancestry of “-megaly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμεγάλοςmasculine singular nominative of μέγας
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “-megaly”

  • splenomegaly
  • hepatomegaly
  • hepatosplenomegaly
  • cardiomegaly
  • ventriculomegaly
  • clitoromegaly
  • cytomegalic
  • visceromegaly
  • placentomegaly
  • nephromegaly
  • cytomegaly
  • prostatomegaly
  • lymphadenomegaly
  • nucleomegaly
  • karyomegaly
  • chiromegaly
  • pancreatomegaly
  • dermatomegaly
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