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

jellyfish; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “méduse”, step by step

méduse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Méduse

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Méduse	Medusa
2	Latin	Medusa	Medusa a gorgon
3	Ancient Greek	μέδουσα	Medusa
4	Ancient Greek	μέδω	to protect, rule over
5	Proto-Indo-European	mēd-	to measure
6	Proto-Indo-European	med-	to measure; to give advice; healing

via Latin medusa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	medusa	Medusa a gorgon

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Ancient Greek μέδω →