Where does “mega-” come from?

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

mega- (Hungarian): mega- in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.)

Definitions

  1. mega- in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.)

Ancestry of “mega-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mega-”

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