Where does “archdiocesan” come from?
archdiocesan (English) comes from English archdiocese, from Medieval Latin archdiocesis, from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις, from Ancient Greek διοικέω, from Ancient Greek οἰκέω, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
archdiocesan (English): Of or relating to an archdiocese
Definitions
- Of or relating to an archdiocese
Ancestry of “archdiocesan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archdiocese | In Christian denominations, the area administered... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | archdiocesis | — |
| 3 | Latin | dioecēsis | diocese |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διοίκησις | housekeeping, control, government,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διοικέω | to manage, control, govern, administer |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οἰκέω | I inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |