Where does “onorthodox” come from?
onorthodox (Dutch) comes from Dutch orthodox, from Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος, 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.
onorthodox (Dutch): unorthodox, unconventional
Definitions
- unorthodox, unconventional
Ancestry of “onorthodox”, step by step
onorthodox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch orthodox
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | orthodox | orthodox |
| 2 | Late Latin | orthodoxus | orthodox |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθόδοξος | orthodox |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |