Where does “arch-heresy” come from?

arch-heresy (English) comes from English arch, from English architecture, from French architecture, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn — to sire, beget.

arch-heresy (English): A chief or major heresy

Definitions

  1. A chief or major heresy

Ancestry of “arch-heresy”, step by step

arch-heresy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English arch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharchAn inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement...
2EnglisharchitectureThe art and science of designing and managing the...
3Frencharchitecturearchitecture
4Latinarchitectūraarchitecture
5Latinarchitectusarchitect, master builder; designer, inventor,...
6Ancient Greekἀρχιτέκτωνchief constructor, master builder, architect
7Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
8Proto-Hellenictéktōn
9Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
10Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
11Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via English heresy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheresyA doctrine held by a member of a religion at...
2Old FrenchheresieAlternative form of iresie
3Latinhaeresissect; heresy
4Ancient Greekαἵρεσιςtaking, receiving; a choice, selection; a purpose
5Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
6Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱō