Where does “megaliter” come from?

megaliter (English) comes from English mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megaliter (English): Alternative spelling of megalitre One million...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of megalitre One million...

Ancestry of “megaliter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmega-API; Very large, great; In the International...
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega- →
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