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Where does “Megaera” come from?

Megaera (English) comes from Ancient Greek Μέγαιρα, from Ancient Greek μεγαίρω, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

Ancestry of “Megaera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜέγαιραMegaera; the jealous one
2Ancient Greekμεγαίρωto grudge, envy
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
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