Where does “megacariocit” come from?

megacariocit (Romanian) comes from English megacaryocyte, from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megacariocit (Romanian): megakaryocyte

Definitions

  1. megakaryocyte

Ancestry of “megacariocit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegacaryocyteAlternative form of megakaryocyte
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 →