Where does “megaton” come from?

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

megaton (Italian): megaton

Definitions

  1. megaton

Ancestry of “megaton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmega-mega- (all senses)
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 Italian mega- →
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