Etymology

Herostratus

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Today it means: an Ancient Greek arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in order to become famous Full definition →

Latin Hērostratus ← Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἩρόστρατος
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromHērostratus
  3. English todayHerostratus

Learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos).

Words from the same roots

LatinHērostratus all →

herostraticherostratic fame

Ancient GreekἩρόστρατος all →

herostraticherostratic fame

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.