Where does “eretico” come from?
eretico (Italian) comes 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.
eretico (Italian): heretical; heretic
Definitions
- heretical; heretic
Ancestry of “eretico”, step by step
eretico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin herēticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | herēticus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἱρετικός | able to choose, factious |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αἱρέω | to take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | həřřéyō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Ecclesiastical Latin hereticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | hereticus | Alternative form of haereticus |