Where does “Zōroastrēs” come from?

Zōroastrēs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 — Zoroaster.

Zōroastrēs (Latin): Zarathustra; Zoroaster founder of Zoroastrianism

Definitions

  1. Zarathustra; Zoroaster founder of Zoroastrianism

Ancestry of “Zōroastrēs”, step by step

Zōroastrēs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΖωροάστρηςZarathustra; Zoroaster
2Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀Zoroaster

via Ancient Greek Ζωροᾰ́στρης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΖωροᾰ́στρηςZarathustra; Zoroaster

Words derived from “Zōroastrēs”

Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης →