Etymology

megabusiness

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Today it means: A big business; business of a certain extent. Full definition →

English business ← Middle English bisynes ← Old English bisiġnes
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*bisīg
  6. Old Englishbisiġ
  7. Old Englishbisiġnes
  8. Middle Englishbisynes
  9. Englishbusiness
  10. English todaymegabusiness

From mega- + business.

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