Where does “Ἀνδρομέδα” come from?

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

Ἀνδρομέδα (Ancient Greek): ruler of men

Definitions

  1. ruler of men

Ancestry of “Ἀνδρομέδα”, step by step

Ἀνδρομέδα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μέδω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Ancient Greek ἀνήρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
2Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

Words derived from “Ἀνδρομέδα”

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