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Where does “seraphic” come from?

Seraphic derives from Medieval Latin seraphicus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from Hebrew שרף, meaning a fiery celestial being.

seraphic (English): Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim; Pure...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim; Pure...

Ancestry of “seraphic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinseraphicusangelic, seraphic
2Latinseraphīm—
3Koine Greekσεραφείμ—
4Hebrewשְׂרָפִים—
5Hebrewשָׂרָףvenomous snake; seraph

Words derived from “seraphic”

  • seraphically
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