Where does “medimnus” come from?
medimnus (English) comes from Ancient Greek μέδιμνος, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
medimnus (English): A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal...
Definitions
- A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal...
Ancestry of “medimnus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μέδιμνος | corn measure, bushel; pipe of a fountain |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |