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Where does “scismatik” come from?

scismatik (Middle English) comes from Middle French scismatique, from Latin schismaticus, from Ancient Greek σχισματικός, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα, from Ancient Greek σχίζω, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Ancestry of “scismatik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchscismatique—
2Latinschismaticus—
3Ancient Greekσχισματικός—
4Ancient GreekσχίσμαThat which is divided: division, rent, split; A...
5Ancient GreekσχίζωI split, cleave; I divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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