Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “megasynthase” come from?

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

megasynthase (English): A large, complex synthase

Definitions

  1. A large, complex synthase

Ancestry of “megasynthase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →