Etymology

heroical

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Middle English heroicalle ← Latin hērōicus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromhērōicus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromheroicalle
  3. English todayheroical

From Middle English heroicalle, from Latin hērōicus + -al. By surface analysis, hero + -ical.

Words from the same roots

Latinhērōicus all →

heroic

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