Where does “hērōs” come from?

hērōs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἥρως, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

hērōs (Latin): demigod, hero

Definitions

  1. demigod, hero

Ancestry of “hērōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “hērōs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥρως →