Hercules

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*yóh₁r̥“year, season”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἩρακλῆς
3. Etruscan · derived from𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄
4. Latin · borrowed fromHerculēs
5. English todayHercules

From Latin Herculēs, from Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), apparently cognate of Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) and, according to Haudry, from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”). Doublet of Heracles.

Words from the same roots