Where does “Alcmene” come from?

Alcmene (English) comes from Latin Alcmēnē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκμήνη, from Ancient Greek μήνη, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Alcmene (English): Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules

Definitions

  1. Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules

Ancestry of “Alcmene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlcmēnē—
2Ancient GreekἈλκμήνη—
3Ancient Greekμήνηmoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Ancient Greek μήνη →