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