Where does “Sīrēn” come from?

Sīrēn (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σειρήν, from Ancient Greek σειρά, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

Sīrēn (Latin): a siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of virgins, that dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them

Definitions

  1. a siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of virgins, that dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them

Ancestry of “Sīrēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣειρήνSiren; Siren from Greek mythology
2Ancient Greekσειράcord, rope
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir

Words derived from “Sīrēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Ancient Greek σειρά →Every word from Ancient Greek Σειρήν →