Where does “Hades” come from?

Hades (Portuguese) comes from Latin Hades, from Ancient Greek ᾍδης, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Hades (Portuguese): Hades god of the underworld

Definitions

  1. Hades god of the underworld

Ancestry of “Hades”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHades—
2Ancient GreekᾍδηςHades (Greek god)
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Ancient Greek ᾍδης →
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