# Medicean

> English word · Adjective · IPA /mɛdɪˈtʃiːən/

## Definitions
1. Designating the four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto), as named by Galileo in honour of his future patron Cosimo II de' Medici.
2. Pertaining to the Medici family.

## Etymology
From post-classical Latin Mediceus (16th century; from the family name Medici) + -an.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/medicean