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Where does “παροικία” come from?

παροικία (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πάροικος, 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...

παροικία (Byzantine Greek): parish, diocese; temporary residency in a foreign...

Definitions

  1. parish, diocese; temporary residency in a foreign...

Ancestry of “παροικία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάροικοςdwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,...
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 “παροικία”

  • parish
  • parochial
  • parishioner
  • parochialism
  • parochially
  • nonparochial
  • extraparochial
  • parochiality
  • parishional
  • interparochial
  • parochialize
  • parochialist
  • interparish
  • parochialistic
  • nonparish
  • outparish
  • parochia
  • parochus
  • parrocchia
  • parroco
  • viceparroco
  • paroissial
  • paroisse
  • paroissien
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