Where does “Μέδουσα” come from?

Μέδουσα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μέδω, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Μέδουσα (Ancient Greek): Medusa

Definitions

  1. Medusa

Ancestry of “Μέδουσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “Μέδουσα

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Ancient Greek μέδω
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