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Where does “Anglo-Catholic” come from?

Anglo-Catholic (English) comes from English catholic, from Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Anglo-Catholic (English): A member of the Anglican Church whose practices...

Definitions

  1. A member of the Anglican Church whose practices...

Ancestry of “Anglo-Catholic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcatholicUniversal; all-encompassing; Pertaining to all...
2Old Frenchcatholique—
3Latincatholicuscatholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and...
4Ancient Greekκαθολικόςgeneral
5Ancient Greekκατά
6Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
7Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
8Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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