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Where does “Alcmena” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Alcmena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈλκμήνη—
2Ancient Greekμήνηmoon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “Alcmena”

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