Where does “megasigmoid” come from?

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

megasigmoid (English): Abnormal enlargement of the sigmoid colon

Definitions

  1. Abnormal enlargement of the sigmoid colon

Ancestry of “megasigmoid”, step by step

megasigmoid 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 sigmoid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsigmoidCurved in two directions, like the letter "S", or...
2Frenchsigmoïdesigmoid, sigmoidal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →