Where does “Alcmena” come from?

Alcmena (Spanish) comes from Latin Alcmena, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκμήνη, from Ancient Greek μήνη, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Alcmena (Spanish): Alcmene the wife of Amphitryon and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles

Definitions

  1. Alcmene the wife of Amphitryon and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles

Ancestry of “Alcmena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlcmenaAlcmene, mother of Hercules
2Ancient GreekἈλκμήνη—
3Ancient Greekμήνηmoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Ancient Greek μήνη →