Where does “ortodox” come from?

ortodox (Swedish) comes 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.

ortodox (Swedish): orthodox, Orthodox

Definitions

  1. orthodox, Orthodox

Ancestry of “ortodox”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ortodox”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós →