mega-

Oznaczający (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-.

Synonyms

mega

📣

M

M

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈmɛɡə/

Etymologia (English)

Cognate with łaciński: magnus

Cognate with sanskryt: मह

Cognate with gocki: 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃

Cognate with staroangielski: micel

Cognate with średnioangielski: muchel

Cognate with angielski: much

Cognate with staro-wysoko-niemiecki: mihhil

Cognate with staronordyjski: mikill

Cognate with duński: 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.