mega- root words — words with the mega- root

The root mega- comes from Greek megas, meaning great, large. 18 words in Dendril are built from it, including megabyte, megabytes, megalomaniac, megaphone, megaphones, megaton, megatons, meg, megalomania, megs, megachurch, megacycle. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mega- root

Explore words with mega- — words containing the mega- root and sharing its sense of "great, large". Examples include megabyte, megabytes, megalomaniac, megaphone, megaphones, megaton, megatons, meg, megalomania, megs, megachurch, megacycle. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The mega- root means great, large, from Greek megas. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.