Etymology

megameter

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French mégamètre
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megameter · noun1

  1. French · derived frommégamètre
  2. English todaymegameter

From French mégamètre.

megameter · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*médeti
  7. Proto-Germanic*metaną
  8. Proto-West Germanic*metan
  9. Old Englishmetan
  10. Middle Englishmeten
  11. Middle Englishmetere
  12. Englishmeter
  13. English todaymegameter

From mega- (“one million”) + meter.

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