Where does “Κυριακή” come from?
Κυριακή (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἡ Κυριακὴ ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek κυριακή, from Ancient Greek Κυριακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Κυριακή (Byzantine Greek): Sunday; Sunday, Lord's Day
Definitions
- Sunday; Sunday, Lord's Day
Ancestry of “Κυριακή”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἡ Κυριακὴ ἡμέρα | the Lord's Day |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κυριακή | nominative/vocative singular feminine of κῡριακός |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κυριακός | of the Lord |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “Κυριακή”