Where does “megabash” come from?
megabash (English) comes from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
megabash (English): A very large bash (gathering or party)
Definitions
- A very large bash (gathering or party)
Ancestry of “megabash”, step by step
megabash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mega | Very large; great; excellent |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via English Bash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Bash | The Free Software Foundation's command interpreter (the "shell") for UNIX-like operating systems |
| 2 | Old English | baschen | — |