Where does “ἡρωίς” come from?

ἡρωίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἥρως, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

ἡρωίς (Ancient Greek): a heroine; a deceased woman; a novennial festival...

Definitions

  1. a heroine; a deceased woman; a novennial festival...

Ancestry of “ἡρωίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥρως →