Where does “mégawatt” come from?

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

mégawatt (French): megawatt

Definitions

  1. megawatt

Ancestry of “mégawatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchméga-mega-
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from French méga- →
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