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
- A particularly long or impressive movie
Ancestry of “megamovie”, step by step
megamovie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mega | Very large; great; excellent |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via English movie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | movie | A recorded sequence of images displayed on a... |
| 2 | English | moving picture | A film or movie |