Where does “anti-herói” come from?

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

anti-herói (Portuguese): antihero

Definitions

  1. antihero

Ancestry of “anti-herói”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseheróihero
2Latinhērōsdemigod, hero
3Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr-Every word from Ancient Greek ἥρως
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