Where does “megadosage” come from?
megadosage (English) comes from English dosage, from French dosage, from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
megadosage (English): An extremely large dosage
Definitions
- An extremely large dosage
Ancestry of “megadosage”, step by step
megadosage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dosage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dosage | The administration of a medication etc, in a... |
| 2 | French | dosage | dosage (measured amount of a medication) |
| 3 | French | dose | proportion; dose; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |