Where does “megabuck” come from?

megabuck (English) comes from English megabucks, from English mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megabuck (English): A million dollars

Definitions

  1. A million dollars

Ancestry of “megabuck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegabucksCollectively, a very large amount of money;...
2Englishmega-API; Very large, great; In the International...
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega- →