Etymology

mega-volt

Today it means: One million ( 10⁶ ) volts, abbreviated as MV. Full definition →

English volt ← Italian Volta ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. ItalianVolta
  6. Englishvolt
  7. English todaymega-volt

From mega- + volt.

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