Where does “hereticate” come from?
hereticate (English) comes from Latin haereticatus, from Latin haeretico, from Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετῐκός, from Ancient Greek αἱρέω, from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
hereticate (English): To denounce as heresy or a heretic
Definitions
- To denounce as heresy or a heretic
Ancestry of “hereticate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | haereticatus | |
| 2 | Latin | haeretico | I make heretical, I win over to heresy; I brand... |
| 3 | Latin | haereticus | heretical; heretic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἱρετῐκός | able to choose |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἱρέω | to take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | həřřéyō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |