Where does “pravoslavný” come from?
pravoslavný (Czech) comes from Czech pravoslaví, from Russian правосла́вие, from Ancient Greek ὀρθοδοξία, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
pravoslavný (Czech): Orthodox
Definitions
- Orthodox
Ancestry of “pravoslavný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | pravoslaví | Orthodoxy |
| 2 | Russian | правосла́вие | Orthodoxy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθοδοξία | right opinion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθόδοξος | orthodox |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |