Where does “megatragedy” come from?

megatragedy (English) comes from English tragedy, from Middle English tragedie, from Old French tragedie, from Latin tragoedia, from Ancient Greek τραγῳδία, from Ancient Greek τραγῳδός, from Ancient Greek ἀοιδός, from Ancient Greek ἀείδω — to sing.

megatragedy (English): A huge tragedy

Definitions

  1. A huge tragedy

Ancestry of “megatragedy”, step by step

megatragedy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tragedy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtragedyA drama or similar work, in which the main...
2Middle Englishtragedietragedy
3Old Frenchtragedie
4Latintragoediatragedy
5Ancient Greekτραγῳδίαa tragedy or heroic play; any grave, serious...
6Ancient Greekτραγῳδόςtragic performer
7Ancient Greekἀοιδόςmusical; singer, minstrel, bard; enchanter
8Ancient GreekἀείδωTo sing, chant, praise; To make various noises:...
9Proto-Hellenicawéidōto sing

via English mega

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