Where does “idromedusa” come from?

idromedusa (Italian) comes from Italian 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.

idromedusa (Italian): hydromedusa

Definitions

  1. hydromedusa

Ancestry of “idromedusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianmedusaA jellyfish
2Ancient GreekμέδουσαMedusa
3Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-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 →