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Where does “archimédien” come from?

archimédien (French) comes from French Archimède, 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.

archimédien (French): archimedean

Definitions

  1. archimedean

Ancestry of “archimédien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchArchimède—
2LatinArchimēdēs—
3Ancient GreekἈρχιμήδης—
4Ancient Greekμήδεαcounsel, plan, art, prudence, cunning; male...
5Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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