Where does “mégaoctet” come from?

mégaoctet (French) comes from French méga-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

mégaoctet (French): megabyte

Definitions

  1. megabyte

Ancestry of “mégaoctet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchméga-mega-
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “mégaoctet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from French méga- →