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Where does “ἱερός” come from?

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

ἱερός (Ancient Greek): connected with the gods, supernatural; holy,...

Definitions

  1. connected with the gods, supernatural; holy,...

Ancestry of “ἱερός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Helleniciherós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanish₁ros—

Words derived from “ἱερός”

  • hierarchy
  • hieroglyphic
  • Hieronymus
  • hieratic
  • hierarchal
  • hierophant
  • hierarch
  • hierarchial
  • hierophany
  • hierocracy
  • hierarchize
  • hierocratic
  • hierophantic
  • hierophanic
  • hieron
  • hierogamy
  • hieratical
  • hierarchism
  • hierodule
  • hieratically
  • subhierarchy
  • hierogram
  • hierology
  • hierolatry
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