Where does “Perseus Arm” come from?
Perseus Arm (English) comes from English Arm, from Middle English arm, from Old English earm, from Proto-West Germanic arm, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “Perseus Arm”, step by step
Perseus Arm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Arm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Arm | Abbreviation of Armenian |
| 2 | Middle English | arm | arm; poor; miserable, wretched |
| 3 | Old English | earm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English Perseus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Perseus | The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae |
| 2 | Latin | Perseus | Perseus son of Jupiter and Danae, killed Medusa and rescued Andromeda |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Περσεύς | Perseus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πέρθω | to sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person) |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerdʰ- | to cut; cut |