Where does “Eurystheus” come from?

Eurystheus (English) comes from Latin Eurystheus, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυσθεύς, from Ancient Greek σθένος, from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Eurystheus (English): A Mycenaean king of Tiryns (or, according to some authors, of Argos), in Argolis, son of Sthenelus and grandson of Perseus, who imposed the twelve labours on Heracles

Definitions

  1. A Mycenaean king of Tiryns (or, according to some authors, of Argos), in Argolis, son of Sthenelus and grandson of Perseus, who imposed the twelve labours on Heracles

Ancestry of “Eurystheus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinEurystheus
2Ancient GreekΕὐρυσθεύςEurystheus
3Ancient Greekσθένοςstrength, might, power
4Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
5Ancient Greekμικρο-micro
6Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Ancient Greek μικρόςEvery word from English micro-