Where does “Νικομήδεια” come from?

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

Νικομήδεια (Ancient Greek): Nicomedia

Definitions

  1. Nicomedia

Ancestry of “Νικομήδεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝικομήδηςNicomedes
2Ancient Greekμήδεαcounsel, plan, art, prudence, cunning; male...
3Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “Νικομήδεια

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