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Where does “unheretical” come from?

unheretical (English) comes from English heretical, from Medieval Latin haereticalis, from Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετῐκός, from Ancient Greek αἱρέω, from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

unheretical (English): Not heretical

Definitions

  1. Not heretical

Ancestry of “unheretical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhereticalOf or pertaining to heresy or heretics; Contrary...
2Medieval Latinhaereticalisheretical
3Latinhaereticusheretical; heretic
4Ancient Greekαἱρετῐκόςable to choose
5Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
6Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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