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Etymology of the English prefix mega-

the English prefix mega-
derived from the Byzantine Greek word megas, μέγας (big)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meg- (great)

Derivations in English

megasporophyll, megabit, megabuck, megabyte, megacephalic, megacity, megacorporation, megacycle, megadeath, megadont, megadose, megafauna, megagamete, megagametophyte, megahertz, megajoule, megalith, megapolis, megaspore, megastructure, megatherm, megaton, megatrend, megavitamin, megavolt, megawatt, megaphone, hypermegasoma, megakaryoblast, megakaryocyte, megaflops, megatron

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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