Where does “megasporange” come from?

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

megasporange (English): A large sporange

Definitions

  1. A large sporange

Ancestry of “megasporange”, step by step

megasporange 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 sporange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsporangeA sporangium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega →