Where does “Hades” come from?

Hades comes from Ancient Greek ᾍδης, derived from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, which traces to Proto-Indo-European ne, ultimately meaning "not" or "unseen."

Hades (English): The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon

Definitions

  1. The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon

Ancestry of “Hades”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekᾍδηςHades (Greek god)
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
3Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “Hades”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Ancient Greek ᾍδης →