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sumedho

sumedha

masc nom sg of sumedha (adj); masc nom sg of sumedha (noun)

1. wise; sage
2. wise man; sage
3. name of the ascetic who eventually became the Buddha Gotama
4. name of the 14th previous Buddha; lit. good wisdom

Built from

• su- — prefix · well, good
  Indicates excellence or positive quality. From Indo-European *su-, cognate with Greek eu- (eulogy) and Sanskrit su-.
• medha — root · wisdom, intelligence
  From the verbal root *med- meaning "to measure, think". Cognate with Sanskrit medha and ultimately the Indo-European root *med- underlying English "meditate" and "medical".

Etymology. su- (well, good) + medha (wisdom, mental faculty). Medha is cognate with Sanskrit medha and derives from the Indo-European root *med- "to measure, think" (English "meditate", "medicine"). The compound forms a possessive karmadhāraya: "one who has good wisdom". Su- itself derives from Indo-European *su- (Greek eu-, Latin sub-), the same root underlying English "super" in its original positive sense.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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