Where does “heroine” come from?
Heroine comes from Latin heroina, derived from Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη, the feminine form of hērōs meaning a woman of heroic stature or divine descent.
heroine (English): A female hero; A female lead character
Definitions
- A female hero; A female lead character
Ancestry of “heroine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | hērōina | heroine |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡρωΐνη | Alternative spelling of ἡρωίνη |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἥρως | a hero of the Trojan War: any of the major... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
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