Etymology of the English word megalopolis
the English word
megalopolisusing the English prefix
megalo-derived from the Byzantine Greek word
megas, μέγας (big)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meg- (great)
derived from the English word
polisderived from the Greek word
polis, πόλις (a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Date
The earliest known usage of megalopolis in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
