Where does “megacorp” come from?

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

megacorp (English): A very large corporation; megacorporation

Definitions

  1. A very large corporation; megacorporation

Ancestry of “megacorp”, step by step

megacorp 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 corp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorpAlternative form of corp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Ancient Greek μέγαςEvery word from English mega