Where does “megagamete” come from?
megagamete (English) comes from English gamete, from Ancient Greek γαμετή, from Ancient Greek γαμέω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵem- — to marry.
megagamete (English): A macrogamete
Ancestry of “megagamete”, step by step
megagamete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gamete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | gamete | A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γαμετή | wife |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γαμέω | I marry; I give myself in marriage; I get a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |
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 |