Where does “megabucks” come from?

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

megabucks (English): Collectively, a very large amount of money;...

Definitions

  1. Collectively, a very large amount of money;...

Ancestry of “megabucks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmega-API; Very large, great; In the International...
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “megabucks”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega- →