మెగా-

Telugu

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, great, large, mighty), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (great). Cognate with Latin magnus, and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), Old English micel, Middle English muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.

Prefix

మెగా- • (megā-)

  1. very large, great
  2. mega- (a prefix multiplying a base unit by one million)

Derived terms