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Where does “μήνη” come from?

μήνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

μήνη (Ancient Greek): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “μήνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “μήνη”

  • meniscus
  • meniscectomy
  • Alcmena
  • Alcmene
  • meniscoid
  • Alcmene
  • Alcmena
  • Alcmena
  • Alcmena
  • Αλκμήνη
  • Numenius
  • μηνίσκος
  • νουμήνιος
  • Ἀλκμήνη
  • νεομήνιος
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