Where does “heroína” come from?

heroína (Portuguese) comes 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.

heroína (Portuguese): heroin; heroine

Definitions

  1. heroin; heroine

Ancestry of “heroína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeroinheroin
2Latinhērōinaheroine
3Ancient GreekἡρωΐνηAlternative spelling of ἡρωίνη
4Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-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 →