Where does “Sémèle” come from?

Sémèle (French) comes from Latin Semelē, from Ancient Greek Σεμέλη, from Ancient Greek μέλος, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “Sémèle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSemelē
2Ancient GreekΣεμέληSemele, mother of Dionysus
3Ancient Greekμέλοςpart of a body, limb, member, part; part of a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Ancient Greek μέλος