Where does “Νικομήδης” come from?

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

Νικομήδης (Ancient Greek): Nicomedes

Definitions

  1. Nicomedes

Ancestry of “Νικομήδης”, step by step

Νικομήδης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μήδεα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήδεαcounsel, plan, art, prudence, cunning; male...
2Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Ancient Greek Νῑ́κη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝῑ́κη—
2Ancient Greekνῑ́κηconquered; victory

Words derived from “Νικομήδης”

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