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Where does “visceromegaly” come from?

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

visceromegaly (English): abnormal enlargement of abdominal organs

Definitions

  1. abnormal enlargement of abdominal organs

Ancestry of “visceromegaly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-megalyenlargement
2Ancient Greekμεγάλοςmasculine singular nominative of μέγας
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
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