Where does “megalo-” come from?

megalo- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek μεγάλος, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megalo- (Italian): megalo

Definitions

  1. megalo

Ancestry of “megalo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμεγάλοςmasculine singular nominative of μέγας
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “megalo-”

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