Where does “apostolic constitution” come from?
apostolic constitution (English) comes from English constitution, from Middle English constitucioun, from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiō, from Latin cōnstituō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
apostolic constitution (English): The most solemn form of legislation issued by the pope
Definitions
- The most solemn form of legislation issued by the pope
Ancestry of “apostolic constitution”, step by step
apostolic constitution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English constitution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | constitution | The act, or process of setting something up, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | constitucioun | An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one... |
| 3 | Old French | constitucion | constitution |
| 4 | Latin | cōnstitūtiō | a constitution, disposition, nature, character |
| 5 | Latin | cōnstituō | to place, put, locate, lay |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Apostolic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Apostolic | Pertaining to apostles or their practice or teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings |
| 2 | Latin | apostolicus | Of or pertaining to an apostle; apostolic;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστολικός | apostolic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόστολος | one who is sent; messenger, envoy, ambassador;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀποστέλλω | to send off, send away from; to send off,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |