Where does “antiliturgist” come from?
antiliturgist (English) comes from English liturgist, from English liturgy, from Middle French liturgie, from Latin lītūrgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία, from Ancient Greek λειτουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον — to make.
antiliturgist (English): One who opposes liturgy
Definitions
- One who opposes liturgy
Ancestry of “antiliturgist”, step by step
antiliturgist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English liturgist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liturgist | A person knowledgable about liturgy; One who... |
| 2 | English | liturgy | A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that... |
| 3 | Middle French | liturgie | — |
| 4 | Latin | lītūrgia | liturgy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργία | public service; ministration |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργός | public servant; minister |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |