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Where does “Ἥρᾱ” come from?

Ἥρᾱ (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.

Ἥρᾱ (Ancient Greek): Hera

Definitions

  1. Hera

Ancestry of “Ἥρᾱ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ἥρᾱ”

  • Hercules
  • Hera
  • Heracles
  • Heraclea
  • Iraklion
  • Herculaneum
  • Herculean
  • Hercules
  • Heraclea
  • Hera
  • Herculanum
  • Herculaneum
  • Herculeus
  • Hera
  • Ercolano
  • Ercole
  • ercole
  • Геркулес
  • Hercule
  • Herkules
  • Hércules
  • Hera
  • Hera
  • ヘルクレス
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