Where does “antieroina” come from?
antieroina (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.
antieroina (Italian): antiheroine
Definitions
- antiheroine
Ancestry of “antieroina”, step by step
antieroina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian eroina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | eroina | heroine; heroin |
| 2 | French | héroïne | heroine; heroin |
| 3 | German | Heroin | heroin |
| 4 | Latin | hērōina | heroine |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἡρωΐνη | Alternative spelling of ἡρωίνη |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἥρως | a hero of the Trojan War: any of the major... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via English antiheroine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antiheroine | A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |