Where does “megera” come from?

megera (Italian) comes from Italian Megera, from Ancient Greek Μέγαιρα, from Ancient Greek μεγαίρω, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megera (Italian): shrew, hag, trot

Definitions

  1. shrew, hag, trot

Ancestry of “megera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMegeraMegaera
2Ancient GreekΜέγαιραMegaera; the jealous one
3Ancient Greekμεγαίρωto grudge, envy
4Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from Ancient Greek μεγαίρω →