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Where does “megaretailer” come from?

megaretailer (English) comes from English retailer, from English retail, from Old French retaillier, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

megaretailer (English): A retailer that operates on a very large scale

Definitions

  1. A retailer that operates on a very large scale

Ancestry of “megaretailer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretailerA retail sales company or salesman
2EnglishretailThe sale of goods directly to the consumer,...
3Old Frenchretaillierto shape by cutting; to circumcise; to diminish;...
4Old Frenchre-re-
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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