Where does “Meduzo” come from?

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

Meduzo (Esperanto): Medusa

Definitions

  1. Medusa

Ancestry of “Meduzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμέδουσαMedusa
2Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Ancient Greek μέδω →