"Hercules" meaning in Latin

See Hercules in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈher.ku.leːs/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈhɛrkʊɫ̪eːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈer.ku.les/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈɛrkules] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Via the Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), from the Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), apparently cognate of Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) and, according to Haudry, from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ett|𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄}} Etruscan 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌂𐌋𐌄 (hercle), {{der|la|grc|Ἡρακλῆς}} Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), {{der|la|ine-pro|*yóh₁r̥|t=year, season}} Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Herculēs<3>|g=m|gen_sg=Herculis/Hercule͡i/Herculī|voc_sg=Herculē̆/Herculēs/Herclē̆}} Herculēs m sg (genitive Herculis or Hercule͡i or Herculī); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Herculēs<3.both>|gen_sg=Herculis/Hercule͡i/Herculī|voc_sg=Herculē̆/Herculēs/Herclē̆}} Forms: Herculēs [canonical, masculine, singular], Herculis [genitive], Hercule͡i [genitive], Herculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Herculēs [nominative, singular], Herculēs [nominative, plural], Herculis [genitive, singular], Hercule͡i [genitive, singular], Herculī [genitive, singular], Herculum [genitive, plural], Herculī [dative, singular], Herculibus [dative, plural], Herculem [accusative, singular], Herculēs [accusative, plural], Hercule [ablative, singular], Herculibus [ablative, plural], Herculē̆ [singular, vocative], Herculēs [singular, vocative], Herclē̆ [singular, vocative], Herculēs [plural, vocative], Hercelēs [alternative], Herclēs [alternative], Erclēs [alternative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Hercules, Heracles, heroic son of Zeus. Tags: Greek, declension-3 Categories (topical): Greek mythology Derived forms: Columnae Herculis, Herculeus, meherculē̆
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