Where does “arcicattolico” come from?
arcicattolico (Italian) comes from Italian cattolico, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
arcicattolico (Italian): arch-Catholic
Ancestry of “arcicattolico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cattolico | Catholic |
| 2 | Latin | catholicus | catholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καθολικός | general |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |