Where does “megadeformed” come from?
megadeformed (English) comes from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
megadeformed (English): Greatly deformed
Definitions
- Greatly deformed
Ancestry of “megadeformed”, step by step
megadeformed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mega | Very large; great; excellent |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via English deformed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deformed | Unusual of shape; misshapen; simple past tense... |