Where does “ventriculomegaly” come from?

ventriculomegaly (English) comes from English -megaly, from Ancient Greek μεγάλος, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

ventriculomegaly (English): dilation of the lateral ventricles of the brain

Definitions

  1. dilation of the lateral ventricles of the brain

Ancestry of “ventriculomegaly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-megalyenlargement
2Ancient Greekμεγάλοςmasculine singular nominative of μέγας
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English -megaly →