English
Mene
Mene comes from Ancient Greek Μήνη, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s ‘moon, month’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mḗh₁n̥s‘moon, month’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜήνηMḗnē
- EnglishtodayMene
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mḗh₁n̥s‘moon, month’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜήνηMḗnē
- EnglishtodayMene
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ‘to measure’
moral, measure, meal, meter, moody, dimensional, dimension, metric, metre, immense, meta, mesa, asymmetry, madder, commensurate, metrology, firman, mete, metis, mensa, metra, moodiness, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s ‘moon, month’
Today it means
name A goddess of the Moon, specifically presiding over the months, sometimes regarded as an epithet of Selene.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s / Mene