mega-的词源

英文词源

mega-

before vowels meg-, word-forming element often meaning "large, great," but in precise scientific language "one million" (megaton, megawatt, etc.), from Greek megas "great, large, vast, big, high, tall; mighty, important" (fem. megale), from PIE *meg- "great" (cognates: Latin magnus, Old English micel; see mickle). Mega began to be used alone as an adjective by 1982.

High-speed computer stores 2.5 megabits [headline in "Electronics" magazine, Oct. 1, 1957]

中文词源

mega-：巨大的，极大的，百万，兆

来自希腊语megas,巨大的，有力量的，重要的，来自PIE*meg,巨大的，词源同magnate.可能来自PIE*mag,揉，捏，使成团，词源同make,mass,massage.后用于科学量词百万，兆。

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