Where does “ὀλιγόπιστος” come from?

ὀλιγόπιστος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος, from New Latin chaeta, from Ancient Greek χαίτη, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₂it- — curly hair.

ὀλιγόπιστος (Ancient Greek): of little faith

Definitions

  1. of little faith

Ancestry of “ὀλιγόπιστος”, step by step

ὀλιγόπιστος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀλίγος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὀλίγοςOf small amount: few, little; Of small size:...
2New Latinchaeta
3Ancient Greekχαίτηloose, flowing hair; used especially of back...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₂it-curly hair

via Ancient Greek πῐστός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῐστόςfaithful; believable, believing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₂it-Every word from Ancient Greek χαίτηEvery word from New Latin chaeta