Where does “megasiemens” come from?

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

megasiemens (English): One million siemens

Definitions

  1. One million siemens

Ancestry of “megasiemens”, step by step

megasiemens 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 siemens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiemensIn the International System of Units, the derived...
2GermanSiemenssiemens
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega →
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