Where does “megacryst” come from?

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

megacryst (English): Any crystalline grain in an igneous or metamorphic rock that is much larger than those of the surrounding matrix

Definitions

  1. Any crystalline grain in an igneous or metamorphic rock that is much larger than those of the surrounding matrix

Ancestry of “megacryst”, step by step

megacryst 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 cryst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcryst—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega →