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Where does “Ero” come from?

Ero (Italian) comes from Italian eroina, from French héroïne, from German Heroin, 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.

Ancestry of “Ero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeroinaheroine; heroin
2Frenchhéroïneheroine; heroin
3GermanHeroinheroin
4Latinhērōina—
5Ancient GreekἡρωΐνηAlternative spelling of ἡρωίνη
6Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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