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Where does “megamovie” come from?

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

megamovie (English): A particularly long or impressive movie

Definitions

  1. A particularly long or impressive movie

Ancestry of “megamovie”, step by step

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