Where does “μεγαχέρτζ” come from?

μεγαχέρτζ (Greek) comes from Greek μεγα-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

μεγαχέρτζ (Greek): megahertz

Definitions

  1. megahertz

Ancestry of “μεγαχέρτζ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμεγα-mega-
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Ancient Greek μέγαςEvery word from Greek μεγα-
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