Where does “οἰκοδεσπότης” come from?
οἰκοδεσπότης (Ancient Greek) comes 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...
οἰκοδεσπότης (Ancient Greek): master or steward of a house
Definitions
- master or steward of a house
Ancestry of “οἰκοδεσπότης”, step by step
οἰκοδεσπότης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek οἶκος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |