Where does “heroic” come from?
Heroic comes from English hero plus the suffix -ique from French, derived from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
heroic (English): Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely...
Definitions
- Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely...
Ancestry of “heroic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | heroïque | heroic |
| 2 | Latin | heroicus | heroic, epic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἡρωϊκός | of the heroes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “heroic”