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Where does “ὀρθόδοξος” come from?

ὀρθόδοξος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ὀρθόδοξος (Ancient Greek): orthodox

Definitions

  1. orthodox

Ancestry of “ὀρθόδοξος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
2Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ὀρθόδοξος”

  • orthodox
  • orthodoxy
  • unorthodox
  • unorthodoxy
  • ultraorthodox
  • nonorthodox
  • orthodoxly
  • orthodoxal
  • unorthodoxly
  • orthodoxia
  • antiorthodox
  • hyperorthodoxy
  • orthodoxic
  • orthodoxness
  • orthodoxally
  • orthodoxization
  • inorthodox
  • orthodoxality
  • orthodoxize
  • orthodoxus
  • ortodoxo
  • ortodosso
  • greco-ortodosso
  • ортодокс
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