Where does “Hussite” come from?
Hussite derives from English Hus plus the French suffix -ite, from Latin -ites and Ancient Greek -ίτης, ultimately from πολῑ́της (citizen), itself from πόλις (city-state), with roots in Proto-Hellenic -tāts and Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts.
Hussite (English): A follower of the teachings of the Christian...
Definitions
- A follower of the teachings of the Christian...
Ancestry of “Hussite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Hus | — |
| 2 | Dutch | huis | A house, home, residence; A genealogical house,... |
| 3 | Dutch | raad | An advice, counsel; A council, board, body which... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | râet | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | rāt | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |