English
Laertes
Laertes comes from Ancient Greek εἴρω ‘to tie’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ser-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to bind, tie together’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*héřřō‘to bind, to tie’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἴρωeírō‘to tie’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΛαέρτης
- EnglishtodayLaertes
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to bind, tie together’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*héřřō‘to bind, to tie’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEεἴρωeírō‘to tie’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΛαέρτης
- EnglishtodayLaertes
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to bind, tie together’
service, series, sort, stream, serve, conservative, hero, desert, insert, reservoir, sermon, assertion, conservatism, concierge, sorcery, sorcerer, heresy, exert, observant, servitude, assertive, heretic, sark, conservator, strudel, servile, serf, sere, 34 more
through Ancient Greek εἴρω ‘to tie’
Today it means
name The legendary king of the Cephallenians and father of Odysseus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ser- / Laertes