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 →