Where does “heroico” come from?

heroico (Galician) comes from Latin heroicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

heroico (Galician): heroic

Definitions

  1. heroic

Ancestry of “heroico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinheroicusheroic, epic
2Ancient Greekἡρωϊκόςof the heroes
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “heroico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →