Where does “megatour” come from?

megatour (English) comes from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

megatour (English): A very large-scale or highly successful tour

Definitions

  1. A very large-scale or highly successful tour

Ancestry of “megatour”, step by step

megatour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtourA journey through a particular building, estate,...
2Old Frenchtourtower
3Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
4Latintornōto turn
5LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
6Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-Every word from Ancient Greek τόρνος