Where does “archdeaconess” come from?
archdeaconess (English) comes from English archdeacon, from English deacon, from Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διάκονος, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
archdeaconess (English): The wife of an archdeacon
Definitions
- The wife of an archdeacon
Ancestry of “archdeaconess”, step by step
archdeaconess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English archdeacon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archdeacon | In the Anglican and Eastern Orthodox systems, a... |
| 2 | English | deacon | A designated minister of charity in the early... |
| 3 | Old English | diacon | deacon |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | diaconus | deacon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάκονος | messenger, courier; servant; minister, deacon,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |