Where does “megadonor” come from?

megadonor (English) comes from English donor, from Middle English donoure, from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur.

megadonor (English): Someone who donates a lot, or who is responsible...

Definitions

  1. Someone who donates a lot, or who is responsible...

Ancestry of “megadonor”, step by step

megadonor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English donor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdonorOne who makes a donation; A group or molecule...
2Middle Englishdonoure—
3Anglo-Normandonour—
4Old Frenchdoneur—

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Old French doneur →Every word from Anglo-Norman donour →Every word from Middle English donoure →