Where does “eretnekebb” come from?
eretnekebb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian eretnek, 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.
Ancestry of “eretnekebb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | eretnek | heretical; heretic |
| 2 | Italian | eretico | heretical; heretic |
| 3 | Latin | herēticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἱρετικός | able to choose, factious |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἱρέω | to take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | həřřéyō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |