Where does “megathermal” come from?

megathermal (English) comes from English thermal, from French thermal, from New Latin thermalis, from Ancient Greek Θέρμη, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

megathermal (English): Having relatively high temperatures throughout the year

Definitions

  1. Having relatively high temperatures throughout the year

Ancestry of “megathermal”, step by step

megathermal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thermal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthermalA column of rising air in the lower atmosphere...
2Frenchthermalthermal
3New Latinthermalis—
4Ancient GreekΘέρμηTherma, Macedonia, Greece
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer- →Every word from Ancient Greek Θέρμη →