English
Heraklion
Heraklion comes from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς ‘Heracles’, and goes back to Ἥρᾱ ‘Hera’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἭρᾱ‘Hera’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἩρακλῆςHēraklês‘Heracles’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἩράκλειον
- Greek1453–presentΗράκλειο
- EnglishtodayHeraklion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἭρᾱ‘Hera’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἩρακλῆςHēraklês‘Heracles’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἩράκλειον
- Greek1453–presentΗράκλειο
- EnglishtodayHeraklion
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ
Today it means
name The capital of the regional unit of Heraklion and of the region of Crete, Greece.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ / Heraklion