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Where does “Andromeda” come from?

Andromeda (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα, from Ancient Greek μέδω, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “Andromeda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈνδρομέδαruler of men
2Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “Andromeda”

  • Andromeda
  • Andromedid
  • Andrômeda
  • Andromeda
  • Andromeda
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