Where does “Achemene” come from?

Achemene (Italian) comes from English Achaemenes, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Ancestry of “Achemene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAchaemenesThe founder of the Achaemenid dynasty
2Ancient GreekἈχαιμένηςfounder of the Achaemenid dynasty
3Old Persian𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης
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