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