Where does “arqui-herege” come from?

arqui-herege (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese herege, from Old Occitan eretge, from Medieval Latin hereticus, 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.

arqui-herege (Portuguese): arch-heretic

Definitions

  1. arch-heretic

Ancestry of “arqui-herege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseheregeheretical; heretic
2Old Occitaneretge
3Medieval Latinhereticus
4Ancient Greekαἱρετικόςable to choose, factious
5Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
6Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō
7Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr-Every word from Proto-Hellenic həřřéyō