Where does “Hero” come from?

Hero (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἡρώ, from Ancient Greek -ω, from Proto-Indo-European -éti — Forms.

Hero (Latin): Hero priestess of Aphrodite, loved by Leander

Definitions

  1. Hero priestess of Aphrodite, loved by Leander

Ancestry of “Hero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἩρώ—
2Ancient Greek-ωending of the first-person singular thematic present
3Proto-Indo-European-étiForms

Words derived from “Hero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éti →Every word from Ancient Greek -ω →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἡρώ →
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