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Where does “orthodoxement” come from?

orthodoxement (French) comes from French orthodoxe, 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.

orthodoxement (French): orthodoxly

Definitions

  1. orthodoxly

Ancestry of “orthodoxement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorthodoxeorthodox; Orthodox
2Latinorthodoxusorthodox
3Ancient Greekὀρθόδοξοςorthodox
4Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
5Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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