Where does “unheroic” come from?
Unheroic derives from English heroic, which combines English hero from French -ique and Latin -icus, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "being" or "existing."
unheroic (English): not heroic
Definitions
- not heroic
Ancestry of “unheroic”, step by step
| 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 |