mega-

Bedeutung (English)

1. Very large, great.
2. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (10⁶.) SI Symbol: M.
3. Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2²⁰ (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.
4. Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2¹⁰ × 10³ (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
5. (slang) Really, very, uber-, super-.

Konzepte

Megabyte

Megahertz

Mega-

Synonyms

mega

📣

M

M

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈmɛɡə/

Etymologie (English)

Cognate with Latein: magnus

Cognate with Sanskrit: मह

Cognate with Gotisch: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃

Cognate with Altenglisch: micel

Cognate with Mittelenglisch: muchel

Cognate with Englisch: much

Cognate with Althochdeutsch: mihhil

Cognate with Altnordisch: mikill

Cognate with Dänisch: meget

In summary

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Latin magnus, Sanskrit मह (maha, “great, massive, large-scale, epic”), and with Germanic words: Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃 (mikils), Old English micel, Middle English muchel, English much, Old High German mihhil, Old Norse mikill, Danish meget.