Where does “Megachilus” come from?

Megachilus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Ancestry of “Megachilus”, step by step

Megachilus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μέγας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Ancient Greek χεῖλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχεῖλοςlip; mouth of any animal: snout, beak; edge,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “Megachilus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →