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Where does “hereje” come from?

hereje (Spanish) comes 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.

hereje (Spanish): heretic; disrespectful; hard

Definitions

  1. heretic; disrespectful; hard

Ancestry of “hereje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitaneretge—
2Medieval Latinhereticus—
3Ancient Greekαἱρετικόςable to choose, factious
4Ancient Greekαἱρέωto take, grasp, seize; to win, gain; to convict,...
5Proto-Hellenichəřřéyō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “hereje”

  • erehe
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