Where does “arch-heretic” come from?
arch-heretic (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-heretic (English): A leader of a heresy, a most prominent or leading...
Definitions
- A leader of a heresy, a most prominent or leading...
Ancestry of “arch-heretic”, step by step
arch-heretic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arch | An inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement... |
| 2 | English | architecture | The art and science of designing and managing the... |
| 3 | French | architecture | architecture |
| 4 | Latin | architectūra | architecture |
| 5 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English heretic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heretic | Someone who believes contrary to the fundamental... |
| 2 | Polish | heretyk | heretic |
| 3 | Old French | eretique | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | haereticus | heretical; heretic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἱρετικός | able to choose, factious |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αἱρέω | to take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | həřřéyō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |