Where does “megatall” come from?

megatall (English) comes from English tall, from Middle English tall, from Old English tæl, from Proto-Germanic talaz, from Ottoman Turkish طالاز, from Old Anatolian Turkish طلز, from Greek θάλασσα, from Ancient Greek θάλασσα — sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel.

megatall (English): A building approximately between 600 meters and 900 meters tall, (between 2000 feet and 3000 feet tall). A building taller than a supertall

Definitions

  1. A building approximately between 600 meters and 900 meters tall, (between 2000 feet and 3000 feet tall). A building taller than a supertall

Ancestry of “megatall”, step by step

megatall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtallHaving a vertical extent greater than the...
2Middle Englishtall
3Old Englishtælevil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander
4Proto-Germanictalazpliable, bendsome; submissive, hearsome, quick to...
5Ottoman Turkishطالازbillow, breaker, any large and foaming wave or undulating mass of water
6Old Anatolian Turkishطلزhurricane, storm
7Greekθάλασσαsea; storm
8Ancient Greekθάλασσαsea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel

via English mega

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