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Where does “ուղղափառութիւն” come from?

ուղղափառութիւն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ուղղափառ, 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.

ուղղափառութիւն (Old Armenian): orthodoxy

Definitions

  1. orthodoxy

Ancestry of “ուղղափառութիւն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianուղղափառorthodox
2Ancient Greekὀρθόδοξοςorthodox
3Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
4Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ուղղափառութիւն”

  • ուղղափառություն
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