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Where does “Archimède” come from?

Archimède (French) comes from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης, from Ancient Greek μήδεα, from Ancient Greek μέδω, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “Archimède”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinArchimēdēs—
2Ancient GreekἈρχιμήδης—
3Ancient Greekμήδεαcounsel, plan, art, prudence, cunning; male...
4Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “Archimède”

  • archimédien
  • Ác-si-mét
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