Etymology

Hephaestus

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Today it means: The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan. Full definition →

Latin Hephaestus ← Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἭφαιστος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromHephaestus
  3. English todayHephaestus

Borrowed from Latin Hephaestus, from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), a pre-Greek word of unknown origin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.