Where does “еретик” come from?

еретик (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic еретикъ, 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.

еретик (Russian): heretic

Definitions

  1. heretic

Ancestry of “еретик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicеретикъ—
2Ancient Greekαἱρετικόςable to choose, factious
3Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
4Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-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 →