Where does “megavats” come from?

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

megavats (Latvian): megawatt

Definitions

  1. megawatt

Ancestry of “megavats”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmega-mega
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 Latvian mega- →