Where does “heroin” come from?

heroin (Swedish) 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.

heroin (Swedish): heroin

Definitions

  1. heroin

Ancestry of “heroin”, 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

Words derived from “heroin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥρως →