Where does “hieraticism” come from?
hieraticism (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.
hieraticism (English): priesthood, its principles and practices
Definitions
- priesthood, its principles and practices
Ancestry of “hieraticism”, step by step
hieraticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hieratic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hieratic | Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic... |
| 2 | French | hiératique | hieratic; solemn, ritual |
| 3 | Latin | hieraticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱερατικός | of or for the priest's office, priestly |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱερατεία | priesthood |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱερατεύω | be a priest |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱερεύς | priest, diviner, sacrificer |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἱερός | connected with the gods, supernatural; holy,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | iherós | holy, divine |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ish₁ros | — |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |