Where does “megasporangiate” come from?

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

megasporangiate (English): Having megasporangia

Definitions

  1. Having megasporangia

Ancestry of “megasporangiate”, step by step

megasporangiate 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 sporangiate

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