Where does “heréjo” come from?

heréjo (Franco-Provençal) comes 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.

heréjo (Franco-Provençal): heretic

Definitions

  1. heretic

Ancestry of “heréjo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhaereticusheretical; heretic
2Ancient Greekαἱρετῐκόςable to choose
3Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
4Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō →