Where does “Herodot” come from?

Herodot (German) comes from Latin Hērodotus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος, from Ancient Greek δοτός, from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Herodot (German): Herodotus famous Ancient Greek Historian

Definitions

  1. Herodotus famous Ancient Greek Historian

Ancestry of “Herodot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHērodotusHerodotus
2Ancient GreekἩρόδοτοςin particular, the 5th century historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus
3Ancient Greekδοτόςgranted; given
4Proto-Indo-Europeandh₃tósgiven
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Herodot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós →Every word from Ancient Greek δοτός →