Where does “λειτουργία” come from?
λειτουργία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λειτουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
λειτουργία (Ancient Greek): public service; ministration
Definitions
- public service; ministration
Ancestry of “λειτουργία”, step by step
λειτουργία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek λειτουργός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργός | public servant; minister |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Ancient Greek Λαός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Λαός | people; people assembled |