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