Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “μέδομαι” come from?

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

μέδομαι (Ancient Greek): to provide for, think on, be mindful of, bethink...

Definitions

  1. to provide for, think on, be mindful of, bethink...

Ancestry of “μέδομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “μέδομαι”

  • Εὐρυμέδων
  • Λαομέδων
  • Ἱππομέδων
  • Διομέδων
  • μέδων
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →