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Where does “Megachile” come from?

Megachile (Translingual) comes from New Latin Megachilus, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Ancestry of “Megachile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinMegachilus—
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “Megachile”

  • Megachilidae
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