Etymology

mega

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Today it means: Very large. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέγας
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέγας“great, large, mighty”
  2. English todaymega

From the prefix mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”).

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.