The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμέγας“large”
- English todaymegathere
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekμέγας all →
megamega-megacyclitemegalo-megalopterousmegapolismegasporangium
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.