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Where does “διοικέω” come from?

διοικέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οἰκέω, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ancestry of “διοικέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekοἰκέωI inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,...
2Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “διοικέω”

  • diocese
  • archdiocese
  • archdiocesan
  • undiocesed
  • archidioecesis
  • dioecesis
  • arquidiócesis
  • diócesis
  • arcidiocesi
  • diocesi
  • archidiocesi
  • archidiocèse
  • diocèse
  • Erzdiözese
  • Diözese
  • ĉefdiocezo
  • diocezo
  • διοίκησις
  • diocise
  • diocezo
  • diocese
  • diyosesis
  • dgiocésain
  • dgiocèse
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