Where does “noncatholicity” come from?
noncatholicity (English) comes from English catholicity, from English catholic, from Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
noncatholicity (English): Absence of catholicity
Definitions
- Absence of catholicity
Ancestry of “noncatholicity”, step by step
noncatholicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English catholicity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | catholicity | The quality of being catholic, universal or... |
| 2 | English | catholic | Universal; all-encompassing; Pertaining to all... |
| 3 | Old French | catholique | — |
| 4 | Latin | catholicus | catholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καθολικός | general |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |