Where does “eretnek” come from?

eretnek (Hungarian) comes from Italian eretico, from Latin herēticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός, 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.

eretnek (Hungarian): heretical; heretic

Definitions

  1. heretical; heretic

Ancestry of “eretnek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianereticoheretical; heretic
2Latinherēticus
3Ancient Greekαἱρετικόςable to choose, factious
4Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
5Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “eretnek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr-Every word from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō