Where does “mégaeuro” come from?
mégaeuro (French) comes from French méga-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
mégaeuro (French): A million euros
Ancestry of “mégaeuro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | méga- | mega- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |