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Where does “hieraticus” come from?

hieraticus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἱερατικός, from Ancient Greek ἱερατεία, from Ancient Greek ἱερατεύω, from Ancient Greek ἱερεύς, from Ancient Greek ἱερός, from Proto-Hellenic iherós, from Proto-Indo-European ish₁ros.

Ancestry of “hieraticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἱερατικός—
2Ancient Greekἱερατείαpriesthood
3Ancient Greekἱερατεύωbe a priest
4Ancient Greekἱερεύςpriest, diviner, sacrificer
5Ancient Greekἱερόςconnected with the gods, supernatural; holy,...
6Proto-Helleniciherós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanish₁ros—

Words derived from “hieraticus”

  • hieratic
  • hieratical
  • hieratically
  • hieraticism
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