Where does “Heroin” come from?

Heroin (German) comes from Latin hērōina, from Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη, from Ancient Greek ἥρως, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Heroin (German): heroin

Definitions

  1. heroin

Ancestry of “Heroin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhērōinaheroine
2Ancient GreekἡρωΐνηAlternative spelling of ἡρωίνη
3Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “Heroin”

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