Where does “ἡρῳος” come from?

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

ἡρῳος (Ancient Greek): the heroic measure”, “hexameter

Definitions

  1. the heroic measure”, “hexameter

Ancestry of “ἡρῳος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἡρώϊοςof or concerning heroes
2Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “ἡρῳος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥρως →