Where does “Alcmena” come from?

Alcmena (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀλκμήνη, from Ancient Greek μήνη, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Alcmena (Italian): Alcmene

Definitions

  1. Alcmene

Ancestry of “Alcmena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈλκμήνη
2Ancient Greekμήνηmoon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Ancient Greek μήνη
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