Where does “Megasthenes” come from?

Megasthenes (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μεγασθένης, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Megasthenes (Latin): A Greek historian and geographer

Definitions

  1. A Greek historian and geographer

Ancestry of “Megasthenes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜεγασθένης
2Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
3Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
4Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
5Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from English micro-