Where does “Ἡρόδοτος” come from?

Ἡρόδοτος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δοτός, from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ἡρόδοτος (Ancient Greek): in particular, the 5th century historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus

Definitions

  1. in particular, the 5th century historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus

Ancestry of “Ἡρόδοτος”, step by step

Ἡρόδοτος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δοτός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδοτόςgranted; given
2Proto-Indo-Europeandh₃tósgiven
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἭρᾱHera

Words derived from “Ἡρόδοτος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós →Every word from Ancient Greek δοτός →