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Where does “héroe” come from?

héroe (Spanish) comes 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.

héroe (Spanish): hero

Definitions

  1. hero

Ancestry of “héroe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhērōs—
2Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “héroe”

  • antihéroe
  • heroísmo
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