Where does “Heros” come from?

Heros (German) 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.

Heros (German): hero

Definitions

  1. hero

Ancestry of “Heros”, 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 “Heros”

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