Where does “parròquia” come from?
parròquia (Catalan) comes from Late Latin parochia, from Latin paroecia, from Ancient Greek παροικία, from Ancient Greek πάροικος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
parròquia (Catalan): parish
Definitions
- parish
Ancestry of “parròquia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | parochia | diocese |
| 2 | Latin | paroecia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παροικία | temporary residency in a foreign land |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάροικος | dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |