Where does “heroic” come from?
heroic (Catalan) comes from Latin heroicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
heroic (Catalan): heroic
Ancestry of “heroic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | heroicus | heroic, epic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡρωϊκός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “heroic”