Where does “megawarhol” come from?

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

megawarhol (English): A unit of fame equal to 1 million warhols, or 15 million minutes of fame (about 28.5 years)

Definitions

  1. A unit of fame equal to 1 million warhols, or 15 million minutes of fame (about 28.5 years)

Ancestry of “megawarhol”, step by step

megawarhol 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 Warhol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWarholA unit of fame or hype that is equivalent to fifteen minutes of fame
2EnglishWarhola—
3Ukrainianвархола—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega →