Where does “eretge” come from?
eretge (Occitan) comes from Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετῐκός, 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.
eretge (Occitan): heretic
Definitions
- heretic
Ancestry of “eretge”, step by step
eretge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin haereticus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | haereticus | heretical; heretic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἱρετῐκός | able to choose |
| 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 |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἱρετικός | able to choose, factious |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |