Where does “mo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmégaoctetmegabyte
2Frenchméga-mega-
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from French méga- →