English
heresiac
Heresiac comes from Medieval Latin haeresiacus ‘heretical’, from Ancient Greek αἵρεσῐς ‘system of philosophic principles”, “sect’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to take, grasp, plunder’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to take, grasp, plunder’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*həřřéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἱρέω‘to take, grasp, seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἵρεσῐς‘system of philosophic principles”, “sect’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500haeresiacus‘heretical’
- Englishtodayheresiac
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to take, grasp, plunder’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*həřřéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἱρέω‘to take, grasp, seize’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἵρεσῐς‘system of philosophic principles”, “sect’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500haeresiacus‘heretical’
- Englishtodayheresiac
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to take, grasp, plunder’
service, sort, series, serve, conservative, stream, hero, desert, insert, assertion, reservoir, sermon, conservatism, exert, assertive, concierge, sorcery, observant, servitude, sorcerer, sark, conservator, strudel, servile, serf, sere, 34 more
through Ancient Greek αἱρέω ‘to take, grasp, seize’
Today it means
adj heretical
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ser- / heresiac