Where does “megavitamins” come from?

megavitamins (English) comes from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megavitamins (English): megadoses of vitamins

Definitions

  1. megadoses of vitamins

Ancestry of “megavitamins”, step by step

megavitamins traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mega

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

via English vitamins

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvitamins—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega →