Where does “meduza” come from?

meduza (Ingrian) comes from Russian Медуза, 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.

meduza (Ingrian): jellyfish

Definitions

  1. jellyfish

Ancestry of “meduza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМедузаMedusa
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 →