Where does “Nicolaitan” come from?

Nicolaitan (English) comes from English Nicolaite, from Latin Nicolaita, from Ancient Greek Νικολαΐτης, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Nicolaitan (English): A member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies

Definitions

  1. A member of an early Christian sect (Nicolaism), said to participate in certain pagan ceremonies

Ancestry of “Nicolaitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNicolaiteA Nicolaitan
2LatinNicolaita—
3Ancient GreekΝικολαΐτης—
4Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
5Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
6Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “Nicolaitan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →