Where does “Nicolaitism” come from?
Nicolaitism (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.
Nicolaitism (English): The practices of the Nicolaitan sect; libertinism, especially among the clergy; clerical marriage
Definitions
- The practices of the Nicolaitan sect; libertinism, especially among the clergy; clerical marriage
Ancestry of “Nicolaitism”, step by step
Nicolaitism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nicolaite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nicolaite | A Nicolaitan |
| 2 | Latin | Nicolaita | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Νικολαΐτης | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |