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Where does “Andromedae” come from?

Andromedae (Translingual) comes from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα, from Ancient Greek μέδω, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “Andromedae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAndromeda—
2Ancient GreekἈνδρομέδαruler of men
3Ancient Greekμέδωto protect, rule over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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