Where does “erojina” come from?
erojina (Maltese) comes from Italian eroina, from French héroïne, from German Heroin, from Latin hērōina, from Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη, from Ancient Greek ἥρως, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
erojina (Maltese): heroine
Definitions
- heroine
Ancestry of “erojina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | eroina | heroine; heroin |
| 2 | French | héroïne | heroine; heroin |
| 3 | German | Heroin | heroin |
| 4 | Latin | hērōina | heroine |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἡρωΐνη | Alternative spelling of ἡρωίνη |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἥρως | a hero of the Trojan War: any of the major... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |