Where does “megaparsek” come from?

megaparsek (Polish) comes from English megaparsec, from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megaparsek (Polish): megaparsec

Definitions

  1. megaparsec

Ancestry of “megaparsek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaparsecA unit of distance equal to a million parsecs
2EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from English mega →