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Where does “ultra-Orthodox” come from?

ultra-Orthodox (English) comes from English Orthodox, from Middle English orthodoxe, from Middle French orthodoxe, from Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ultra-Orthodox (English): Very strictly observant; Haredi; being either...

Definitions

  1. Very strictly observant; Haredi; being either...

Ancestry of “ultra-Orthodox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOrthodoxOf or pertaining to the Orthodox Churches...
2Middle Englishorthodoxe—
3Middle Frenchorthodoxe—
4Latinorthodoxusorthodox
5Ancient Greekὀρθόδοξοςorthodox
6Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
7Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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