Where does “Helen” come from?

Helen comes from French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη, ultimately of uncertain origin within Ancient Greek.

Helen (English): Any of various papilionid butterflies of the...

Definitions

  1. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the...

Ancestry of “Helen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchHélène
2LatinHelenaHelen
3Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “Helen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-
Helen — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer