English
hiero-
Hiero- comes from Ancient Greek ἱερός ‘sacred, holy’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ish₁ros.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ish₁ros‘holy’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*iherós‘holy, divine’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἱερόςhierós‘sacred, holy’
- Englishtodayhiero-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ish₁ros‘holy’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*iherós‘holy, divine’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἱερόςhierós‘sacred, holy’
- Englishtodayhiero-
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *ish₁ros
Today it means
prefix Holy, sacred.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ish₁ros / hiero-