Nicolaite

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΝικολαΐτης
2. Late Latin · derived fromNicolaita
3. English todayNicolaite

From Late Latin Nicolaita, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Νικολαΐτης (Nikolaḯtēs), from Νικόλαος (Nikólaos, “Nicolas”); Nicolas of Antioch was associated with the sect, although the word may have come from a different allegorical use of the name.