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Where does “Herostratus” come from?

Herostratus (English) comes from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος, from Ancient Greek στρατός, from Proto-Hellenic *strətós.

Ancestry of “Herostratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHērostratus—
2Ancient GreekἩρόστρατος—
3Ancient Greekστρατόςarmy, military force
4Proto-Hellenic*strətós—
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