Where does “megacaryocyte” come from?

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

megacaryocyte (English): Alternative form of megakaryocyte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of megakaryocyte

Ancestry of “megacaryocyte”, step by step

megacaryocyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via English caryocyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcaryocyte—

Words derived from “megacaryocyte”

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