Words that come from Latin “diāconus”

46 words across 18 languages descend from Latin diāconus — including Deacon, deacon, archdeacon, deaconess, archdeaconry, diaconal, deaconship, deaconry.

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English (18)

Italian (6)

Old Norse (3)

Dutch (2)

Esperanto (2)

Swedish (2)

Maltese (2)

Middle French (1)

Old English (1)

Middle English (1)

Middle Irish (1)

Middle Welsh (1)

Welsh (1)

Malagasy (1)

Swahili (1)

Icelandic (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Russian (1)