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Where does “orthodoxe” come from?

orthodoxe (French) comes from Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

orthodoxe (French): orthodox; Orthodox

Definitions

  1. orthodox; Orthodox

Ancestry of “orthodoxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorthodoxusorthodox
2Ancient Greekὀρθόδοξοςorthodox
3Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
4Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “orthodoxe”

  • orthodoxement
  • ارتدکس
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