Where does “archpriesthood” come from?

archpriesthood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

archpriesthood (English): The office of an archpriest

Definitions

  1. The office of an archpriest

Ancestry of “archpriesthood”, step by step

archpriesthood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoodA covering for the head attached to a larger...
2Middle EnglishhodeAlternative form of hoden; Alternative form of...
3EnglishoddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or...
4Middle Englishoddeinflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak...
5Old Norseoddiodd, third or additional number; triangle
6Old Norse-ith
7Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English archpriest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharchpriestThe highest rank given to a married priest; An...
2Englishpriesta religious clergyman who is trained to perform...
3Middle Englishprestloan, borrowing; tax, fee, levy; advance payment
4Old Frenchprestloan; monetary gift
5Latinpressuspressed, having been pressed, squeezed;...
6Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatinpremoI press; I pursue
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin
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