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Where does “Megaptera” come from?

Megaptera (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Ancestry of “Megaptera”, step by step

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