Words that come from Ancient Greek “πρέσβυς”

116 words across 31 languages descend from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς — including priest, Preston, priestly, priestess, Presley, presbytery, presbyter, priestcraft.

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English (48)

French (8)

Italian (7)

Dutch (6)

Latin (5)

Spanish (5)

Swedish (3)

Middle English (3)

Vulgar Latin (3)

Ancient Greek (2)

Icelandic (2)

Esperanto (2)

Old French (2)

Old English (2)

Old Spanish (2)

Danish (1)

Greenlandic (1)

Friulian (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Middle French (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Dalmatian (1)

Albanian (1)

Galician (1)

Faroese (1)

Occitan (1)

Old Norse (1)

Norman (1)

Old Welsh (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Late Latin (1)