Where does “megalo-” come from?

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

megalo- (English): large, great or exaggerated

Definitions

  1. large, great or exaggerated

Ancestry of “megalo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμεγάλοςmasculine singular nominative of μέγας
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “megalo-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Ancient Greek μέγαςEvery word from Ancient Greek μεγάλος