Where does “megera” come from?

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

megera (Portuguese): an evil or bad-tempered woman

Definitions

  1. an evil or bad-tempered woman

Ancestry of “megera”, step by step

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