Where does “machoflops” come from?

machoflops (English) comes from English MACHO, from Spanish macho, from Old Spanish maslo, from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has — to measure.

machoflops (English): A deceptively inflated measure of the speed of a...

Definitions

  1. A deceptively inflated measure of the speed of a...

Ancestry of “machoflops”, step by step

machoflops traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MACHO

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMACHOInitialism of massive astrophysical compact halo...
2Spanishmachomale; strong, brave; sledgehammer
3Old Spanishmaslomale
4Vulgar LatinmasclusAlternative form of masculus; male
5Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
6Latinmāsmale
7Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
8Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via English megaflops

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmegaflopsa measure of the speed of a computer; one million...
2EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-