Where does “medusa” come from?

medusa (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek μέδουσα, from Ancient Greek μέδω, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

medusa (Portuguese): medusa non-polyp form of a cnidarian

Definitions

  1. medusa non-polyp form of a cnidarian

Ancestry of “medusa”, step by step

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