Where does “méduser” come from?

méduser (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.

méduser (French): to dumbfound, stupefy

Definitions

  1. to dumbfound, stupefy

Ancestry of “méduser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMéduseMedusa
2LatinMedusaMedusa a gorgon
3Ancient GreekμέδουσαMedusa
4Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Ancient Greek μέδω →