Where does “mégère” come from?

mégère (French) comes from Latin Megaera, from Ancient Greek Μέγαιρα, from Ancient Greek μεγαίρω, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

mégère (French): shrew, vixen ill-tempered woman

Definitions

shrew, vixen ill-tempered woman

Ancestry of “mégère”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Megaera	—
2	Ancient Greek	Μέγαιρα	Megaera; the jealous one
3	Ancient Greek	μεγαίρω	to grudge, envy
4	Ancient Greek	μέγας	big, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	meǵh₂s	great

Words derived from “mégère”

мегера
megeră

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from Ancient Greek μεγαίρω →