Where does “megaoctet” come from?

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

megaoctet (Romanian): megabyte

Definitions

  1. megabyte

Ancestry of “megaoctet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmega-mega
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 Romanian mega- →