Where does “Klitajmestra” come from?
Klitajmestra (Polish) comes from Latin Clytaemnēstra, from Ancient Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα, from Ancient Greek Κλῠταιμήστρᾱ, from Ancient Greek μήδομαι, from Ancient Greek μήδεα, from Ancient Greek μέδω, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Klitajmestra (Polish): Clytemnestra
Definitions
- Clytemnestra
Ancestry of “Klitajmestra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Clytaemnēstra | Clytemnestra |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κλυταιμνήστρα | Clytemnestra |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κλῠταιμήστρᾱ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μήδομαι | to contrive, devise, plot |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μήδεα | counsel, plan, art, prudence, cunning; male... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέδω | to protect, rule over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |