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Where does “unheroical” come from?

unheroical (English) comes from English heroical, from English hero, from Middle English heroes, from Old French heroes, from Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

unheroical (English): Not unheroical

Definitions

  1. Not unheroical

Ancestry of “unheroical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheroicalHeroic
2EnglishheroSomebody who possesses great bravery and carries...
3Middle Englishheroes—
4Old Frenchheroes—
5Latinhērōs—
6Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “unheroical”

  • unheroical
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