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Where does “αἱρετῐκός” come from?

αἱρετῐκός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἱρέω, from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

αἱρετῐκός (Ancient Greek): able to choose

Definitions

  1. able to choose

Ancestry of “αἱρετῐκός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
2Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “αἱρετῐκός”

  • heretical
  • heretically
  • nonheretical
  • hereticate
  • unheretical
  • hereticalness
  • haereticans
  • haereticaturus
  • haereticandus
  • haereticus
  • haereticatus
  • haereticalis
  • haeretico
  • haeretice
  • ereticamente
  • ereticità
  • eretico
  • häretisch
  • herètic
  • herèticament
  • eretnek
  • eretnekség
  • eretical
  • haereticus
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