Tera and Tyra: Similar Marvels or Different Monsters?

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In summary, the metric prefix "tera" and the word "tyra" have similar origins, but do not have the same meaning. While "tera" comes from the Greek word for "marvel, monster," "tyra" is derived from the Greek word for "tyrant." These words should be considered unrelated, as "tyra" is listed as a loanword and "tera" is a native word. The fact that "tyra" may have been associated with a monstrous meaning due to the existence of "tyrannosaurus" does not change the original meaning of the word.
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The metric prefix "tera" comes from the Greek word teras or teratos, meaning "marvel, monster", whereas "tyra" in tyrannosaur is derived from tyrant. Tera and tyra seem to have a somewhat similar original meaning, are they perhaps essentially the same?
 
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Seems unlikely. The Greek tyrannos means absolute ruler, not a monster. Associating the monstrous meaning because, arguably, tyrannosaurus was monstrous is putting the cart before the horse - the dinosaur doesn't retroactively affect the meaning of the original word.
Furthermore, the etymonline dictionary lists it as a loanword, whereas teras is native. So unless there was an earlier split from a common root the words should be unrelated and merely superficially similar.
 
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