Where does “héros” come from?

héros (French) comes 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.

héros (French): hero

Definitions

  1. hero

Ancestry of “héros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhērōsdemigod, hero
2Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “héros”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥρως →
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