Where does “megachain” come from?

megachain (English) comes from English chain, from Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaine, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

megachain (English): A very large and successful chain

Definitions

  1. A very large and successful chain

Ancestry of “megachain”, step by step

megachain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchainA series of interconnected rings or links usually...
2Middle EnglishcheyneA chain; a series of links made of metal,...
3Old Frenchchaine—
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old French chaine →