Etymology

megaseme

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Today it means: Having the orbital index relatively large, therefore having eye sockets nearby. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σῆμα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσῆμα“sign, mark”
  2. English todaymegaseme

From mega- + Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign, mark”). Compare French mégasème.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσῆμα all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.