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Where does “parochus” come from?

parochus (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία, 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...

parochus (Ecclesiastical Latin): parish; purveyor, commissary

Definitions

  1. parish; purveyor, commissary

Ancestry of “parochus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparochiadiocese
2Ancient Greekπαροικίαtemporary residency in a foreign land
3Ancient Greekπάροικοςdwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,...
4Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
5Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “parochus”

  • viceparroco
  • parroco
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