Where does “orthodoxus” come from?

orthodoxus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

orthodoxus (Latin): orthodox

Definitions

  1. orthodox

Ancestry of “orthodoxus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀρθόδοξοςorthodox
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “orthodoxus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós