మెగా-

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Telugu[edit]

SI prefix
M Previous: కిలో- (kilō-)
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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

మెగా- (megā-)

  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, computing abbreviation: Mi.

Derived terms[edit]