Where does “megaloblasto” come from?
megaloblasto (Italian) comes from Italian megalo-, from Ancient Greek μεγάλος, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
megaloblasto (Italian): megaloblast
Ancestry of “megaloblasto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | megalo- | megalo- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μεγάλος | masculine singular nominative of μέγας |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέγας | big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |