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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

  1. To denounce as heresy or a heretic

Ancestry of “hereticate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhaereticatus
2LatinhaereticoI make heretical, I win over to heresy; I brand...
3Latinhaereticusheretical; heretic
4Ancient Greekαἱρετῐκόςable to choose
5Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
6Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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