Where does “heroicus” come from?

heroicus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

heroicus (Latin): heroic, epic

Definitions

  1. heroic, epic

Ancestry of “heroicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἡρωϊκόςof the heroes
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “heroicus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos