Where does “megacoulomb” come from?

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

megacoulomb (English): A unit equal to a million coulombs

Definitions

  1. A unit equal to a million coulombs

Ancestry of “megacoulomb”, step by step

megacoulomb 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 coulomb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoulombIn the International System of Units, the derived...
2Frenchcoulombcoulomb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega →