Where does “megajournal” come from?

megajournal (English) comes from English journal, from Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal, from Dutch journaal, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus — to be bright; sky, heaven.

megajournal (English): An online academic journal that focuses on...

Definitions

  1. An online academic journal that focuses on...

Ancestry of “megajournal”, step by step

megajournal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English journal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjournalA diary or daily record of a person,...
2Middle Englishjournal
3Anglo-Normanjurnaldaily
4Dutchjournaala TV or radio news program; a logbook of a ship;...
5FrenchjournalThat is relative to each day; journal; diary,...
6Old Frenchjournaldaily
7Latindiurnālisdiurnal of the day; that takes place during the day
8Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
9LatindiēsA day, particularly
10Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
11Proto-Italic*djous
12Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
13Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
14Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via English mega

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