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Where does “ἱερατεία” come from?

ἱερατεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἱερατεύω, from Ancient Greek ἱερεύς, from Ancient Greek ἱερός, from Proto-Hellenic iherós, from Proto-Indo-European ish₁ros.

ἱερατεία (Ancient Greek): priesthood

Definitions

  1. priesthood

Ancestry of “ἱερατεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἱερατεύωbe a priest
2Ancient Greekἱερεύςpriest, diviner, sacrificer
3Ancient Greekἱερόςconnected with the gods, supernatural; holy,...
4Proto-Helleniciherós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanish₁ros—

Words derived from “ἱερατεία”

  • hieratic
  • hieratical
  • hieratically
  • hieraticism
  • hieraticus
  • ἱερατικός
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