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Where does “méduse” come from?

méduse (French) comes from French Méduse, from Latin Medusa, from Ancient Greek μέδουσα, from Ancient Greek μέδω, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

méduse (French): jellyfish; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. jellyfish; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “méduse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMéduseMedusa
2LatinMedusa—
3Ancient Greekμέδουσα—
4Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “méduse”

  • μέδουσα
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →