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Where does “hieratical” come from?

hieratical (English) comes from English hieratic, from French hiératique, from Latin hieraticus, from Ancient Greek ἱερατικός, from Ancient Greek ἱερατεία, from Ancient Greek ἱερατεύω, from Ancient Greek ἱερεύς, from Ancient Greek ἱερός.

hieratical (English): Alternative form of hieratic

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hieratic

Ancestry of “hieratical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhieraticOf or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic...
2Frenchhiératiquehieratic; solemn, ritual
3Latinhieraticus—
4Ancient Greekἱερατικός—
5Ancient Greekἱερατείαpriesthood
6Ancient Greekἱερατεύωbe a priest
7Ancient Greekἱερεύςpriest, diviner, sacrificer
8Ancient Greekἱερόςconnected with the gods, supernatural; holy,...
9Proto-Helleniciherós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanish₁ros—
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