Where does “мегера” come from?

мегера (Russian) comes from French mégère, from Latin Megaera, from Ancient Greek Μέγαιρα, from Ancient Greek μεγαίρω, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

мегера (Russian): shrew, termagant, scold, virago, vixen, bitch

Definitions

  1. shrew, termagant, scold, virago, vixen, bitch

Ancestry of “мегера”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmégèreshrew, vixen ill-tempered woman
2LatinMegaera
3Ancient GreekΜέγαιραMegaera; the jealous one
4Ancient Greekμεγαίρωto grudge, envy
5Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sEvery word from Ancient Greek μέγαςEvery word from Ancient Greek μεγαίρω