Where does “megamho” come from?

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

megamho (English): A former unit of electrical conductance, equivalent to one million mhos

Definitions

  1. A former unit of electrical conductance, equivalent to one million mhos

Ancestry of “megamho”, step by step

megamho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mega

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

via English mho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmhoA former unit of electric conductance, equivalent...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Ancient Greek μέγαςEvery word from English mega