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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

  1. unorthodox, unconventional

Ancestry of “onorthodox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchorthodoxorthodox
2Late Latinorthodoxusorthodox
3Ancient Greekὀρθόδοξοςorthodox
4Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
5Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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