Where does “megapascal” come from?

megapascal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megapascal (Portuguese): megapascal

Definitions

  1. megapascal

Ancestry of “megapascal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMega-mega- very large, great
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 Portuguese Mega- →