Where does “archpastor” come from?
archpastor (English) comes from English arch, from English architecture, from French architecture, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn — to sire, beget.
archpastor (English): The holder of an ecclesiastical position equivalent to an archbishop
Definitions
- The holder of an ecclesiastical position equivalent to an archbishop
Ancestry of “archpastor”, step by step
archpastor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arch | An inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement... |
| 2 | English | architecture | The art and science of designing and managing the... |
| 3 | French | architecture | architecture |
| 4 | Latin | architectūra | architecture |
| 5 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English pastor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastor | A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of... |
| 2 | Old French | pastor | shepherd; pastor |
| 3 | Latin | pāstor | A person who tends sheep; shepherd |
| 4 | Latin | pāscō | to feed, nourish, maintain, support |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |