Where does “Hermolaus” come from?

Hermolaus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἑρμόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Hermolaus (Latin): a page of Alexander the Great who planned to commit regicide

Definitions

  1. a page of Alexander the Great who planned to commit regicide

Ancestry of “Hermolaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἙρμόλαοςgod Hermes + people
2Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
3Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós
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