*meg-
Meanings
Word Family
The core idea of this root was:
great
It’s the origin of mega and much and many more words with the syllables magni-, magi-, major or maxi.
Here’s a little (incomplete) overview:
- magnitude
- magnify
- majestic
- major
- majority
- maximum
- Mister
- May (the month)
- mahatma (literally “great breath, soul”)