Where does “heretical” come from?
Heretical comes from Middle French eretical, from Medieval Latin haereticalis, from Latin -alis, from Ancient Greek αἱρετῐκός.
heretical (English): Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics; Contrary...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics; Contrary...
Ancestry of “heretical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | haereticalis | heretical |
| 2 | Latin | haereticus | heretical; heretic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αἱρετῐκός | able to choose |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἱρέω | to take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | həřřéyō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “heretical”