Hermes

English

/ˈhɝmiːz/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
  • The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes.
  • (astronomy) The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermes, the hellenic god of trade and commerce) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ser-

Gloss

bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

糸

Emoji

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