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.
Ancestry of “mégère”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |