Where does “megacolony” come from?

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

megacolony (English): An extremely large colony of organisms

Definitions

  1. An extremely large colony of organisms

Ancestry of “megacolony”, step by step

megacolony 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 colony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolonyA governmental unit created on land of another...
2Middle Englishcolane—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega →