Where does “Hector” come from?
Hector comes from Middle English Hector, from Latin Hector, the name of the Trojan prince in Homer's Iliad.
Hector (English): in Greek and Roman mythology, a character in...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Hector”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | Hector | warrior with the qualities of Hector |
| 2 | Latin | Hectōr | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕκτωρ | holding fast |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | to have |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
Words derived from “Hector”