Where does “sheroic” come from?
sheroic (English) comes from English heroic, from Middle French heroïque, from Latin heroicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
sheroic (English): Heroic in a female or feminist context
Definitions
- Heroic in a female or feminist context
Ancestry of “sheroic”, step by step
sheroic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heroic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heroic | Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely... |
| 2 | Middle French | heroïque | heroic |
| 3 | Latin | heroicus | heroic, epic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἡρωϊκός | of the heroes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English she
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | she | The female person or animal previously mentioned... |
| 2 | Middle English | sche | Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she; It;... |
| 3 | Old English | hēo | she |
| 4 | Germanic | *hiju | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hijō | she; nominative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |