Where does “Ανδρομέδα” come from?

Ανδρομέδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα, from Ancient Greek μέδω, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ανδρομέδα (Greek): Andromeda constellation

Definitions

  1. Andromeda constellation

Ancestry of “Ανδρομέδα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈνδρομέδαruler of men
2Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-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 →