Where does “hierático” come from?

hierático (Portuguese) comes from Latin hieraticus, from Ancient Greek ἱερατικός, from Ancient Greek ἱερατεία, from Ancient Greek ἱερατεύω, from Ancient Greek ἱερεύς, from Ancient Greek ἱερός, from Proto-Hellenic iherós, from Proto-Indo-European ish₁ros.

hierático (Portuguese): hieratic

Definitions

  1. hieratic

Ancestry of “hierático”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhieraticus
2Ancient Greekἱερατικόςof or for the priest's office, priestly
3Ancient Greekἱερατείαpriesthood
4Ancient Greekἱερατεύωbe a priest
5Ancient Greekἱερεύςpriest, diviner, sacrificer
6Ancient Greekἱερόςconnected with the gods, supernatural; holy,...
7Proto-Helleniciherósholy, divine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanish₁ros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ish₁rosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic iherósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἱερός