Etymology of the English word hieratic
the English word
hieraticderived from the Latin word
hieraticus (hieratic, pertaining to sacred uses)
derived from the Greek word
hieratikos, ἱερατικός
derived from the Greek word
hierateia, ἱερατεία (priestliness; the sacerdotal function)
derived from the Greek word
hierasthaiderived from the Greek word
hiereus, ἱερεύς (a priest)
derived from the Greek word
hieros, ἱερός (sacred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eis-derived from the Greek word
ieraomaiderived from the Greek word
hieros, ἱερός (sacred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eis-derived from the Latin word
hieraticderived from the Greek word
hieratikos, ἱερατικός
derived from the Greek word
hierateia, ἱερατεία (priestliness; the sacerdotal function)
derived from the Greek word
hierasthaiderived from the Greek word
hiereus, ἱερεύς (a priest)
derived from the Greek word
hieros, ἱερός (sacred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eis-derived from the Greek word
ieraomaiderived from the Greek word
hieros, ἱερός (sacred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eis-Date
The earliest known usage of hieratic in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
