mega-

Signification (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-.

Concepts

méga-

Synonyms

mega

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M

M

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɛɡə/

Étymologie (English)

Cognate with latin: magnus

Cognate with sanskrit: मह

Cognate with gotique: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃

Cognate with ancien anglais: micel

Cognate with moyen anglais: muchel

Cognate with anglais: much

Cognate with ancien haut allemand: mihhil

Cognate with vieux norrois: mikill

Cognate with danois: 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.