Where does “Herodotus” come from?

Herodotus comes from Latin Herodotus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος, which derives from the goddess name Ἥρᾱ combined with a patronymic or descriptive element.

Herodotus (English): An ancient Greek historian who lived from 484 to 425

Definitions

  1. An ancient Greek historian who lived from 484 to 425

Ancestry of “Herodotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHērodotusHerodotus
2Ancient GreekἩρόδοτοςin particular, the 5th century historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus
3Ancient Greekδοτόςgranted; given
4Proto-Indo-Europeandh₃tósgiven
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós →Every word from Ancient Greek δοτός →