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Where does “hereticus” come from?

hereticus (Medieval Latin) comes 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 “hereticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἱρετικόςable to choose, factious
2Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
3Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “hereticus”

  • hereje
  • hérétique
  • herege
  • arqui-herege
  • eretnek
  • eretnekség
  • erehe
  • eretge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →