Where does “Congregationalist” come from?
Congregationalist derives from English Congregational, Latin -ista, Ancient Greek -ιστής, Ancient Greek -ίζω, Proto-Indo-European -idyé-, Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, and Proto-Indo-European -yéti.
Congregationalist (English): A member of a Congregational church
Definitions
- A member of a Congregational church
Ancestry of “Congregationalist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Congregational | Of or pertaining to Congregationalism,... |
| 2 | English | congregation | The act of congregating or collecting together; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | congregacioun | The gathering of people, or a crowd |
| 4 | Old French | congregacion | congregation; gathering; assembly of people |
| 5 | Latin | congregātiō | association, society |
| 6 | Latin | congregō | to gather into a flock |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |