Where does “eroic” come from?

eroic (Romanian) comes from French héroïque, from Latin heroicus, from Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

eroic (Romanian): heroic

Definitions

  1. heroic

Ancestry of “eroic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhéroïqueheroic
2Latinheroicusheroic, epic
3Ancient Greekἡρωϊκόςof the heroes
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “eroic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →