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Where does “ἐκκλησιαστικός” come from?

ἐκκλησιαστικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἐκκλησιαστικός (Ancient Greek): of or for an ecclesia; ecclesiastic, clerical

Definitions

  1. of or for an ecclesia; ecclesiastic, clerical

Ancestry of “ἐκκλησιαστικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἐκκλησιαστικός”

  • ecclesiastical
  • ecclesiastic
  • ecclesiasticism
  • ecclesiastically
  • unecclesiastical
  • nonecclesiastical
  • antiecclesiastical
  • nonecclesiastic
  • ecclesiasticus
  • ecclesiasticamente
  • ecclesiasticità
  • ecclesiastico
  • eclesiástico
  • antieclesiástico
  • eclesiàstic
  • ecclesiasticque
  • ecclésiastique
  • ecclesiasticus
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