Where does “megabit” come from?

megabit (Romanian) comes from French mégabit, from French méga-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megabit (Romanian): megabit

Definitions

  1. megabit

Ancestry of “megabit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmégabitmegabit
2Frenchméga-mega-
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 French méga- →