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Medea
Medea comes from Ancient Greek Μήδεια, from μήδεα ‘cunning, counsels, device, planning’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- ‘to measure, give advice, heal’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*med-‘to measure, give advice, heal’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méd-e-tireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέδωmédō‘to rule over, protect’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμήδεα‘cunning, counsels, device, planning’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜήδειαMḗdeia
- EnglishtodayMedea
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*med-‘to measure, give advice, heal’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méd-e-tireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμέδωmédō‘to rule over, protect’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμήδεα‘cunning, counsels, device, planning’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΜήδειαMḗdeia
- EnglishtodayMedea
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *med- ‘to measure, give advice, heal’
must, model, modern, medical, mood, medicine, mode, mud, module, medication, modification, mold, meditation, mould, blackmail, modulation, remedy, medicinal, modal, med, modus, meditate, medic, modulus, modulate, modicum, mote, modulo, modifiable, mete, 31 more
Today it means
name An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *med- / Medea