apikoros

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἘπίκουρος“Epicurus”
2. Hebrew · borrowed fromאֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס“heretic”
3. English todayapikoros

From Hebrew אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס (epikóros, “heretic”), from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκουρος (Epíkouros, “Epicurus”), but later associated with Aramaic אַפְקֵר (ʾap̄ḳēr, “to abandon”).

Words from the same roots