Where does “megaflops” come from?
megaflops (English) comes from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
megaflops (English): a measure of the speed of a computer; one million...
Definitions
- a measure of the speed of a computer; one million...
Ancestry of “megaflops”, step by step
megaflops 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 FLOPS
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | FLOPS | Synonym of flop |