Where does “megaparsec” come from?
megaparsec (English) comes from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
megaparsec (English): A unit of distance equal to a million parsecs
Definitions
- A unit of distance equal to a million parsecs
Ancestry of “megaparsec”, step by step
megaparsec 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 parsec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parsec | parallax second |
| 2 | English | parallax second | A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as... |