Where does “megaverse” come from?

megaverse (English) comes from English verse, from Middle English vers, from Old English fers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

megaverse (English): A theoretical higher-order universe that contains...

Definitions

  1. A theoretical higher-order universe that contains...

Ancestry of “megaverse”, step by step

megaverse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English verse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishverseA poetic form with regular meter and a fixed...
2Middle EnglishversA line or passage of a text or work; A larger...
3Old Englishfersverse; sentence, title
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English mega

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