Where does “megadeletion” come from?

megadeletion (English) comes from English deletion, from Latin dēlētiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

megadeletion (English): The deletion of many genes

Definitions

  1. The deletion of many genes

Ancestry of “megadeletion”, step by step

megadeletion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deletion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeletionAn item that has been or will be deleted; The act...
2Latindēlētiōannihilation, destruction
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ