Where does “megavatt” come from?

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

megavatt (Icelandic): megawatt

Definitions

  1. megawatt

Ancestry of “megavatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmega-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 Icelandic mega- →