Where does “megazoosporange” come from?

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

megazoosporange (English): A sporangium that contains megazoospores

Definitions

  1. A sporangium that contains megazoospores

Ancestry of “megazoosporange”, step by step

megazoosporange 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 French zoosporange

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