Where does “basilica” come from?

Basilica comes from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική, derived from the adjective βασιλικός meaning "royal," itself from βασιλεύς meaning "king," ultimately from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus.

basilica (English): A Christian church building having a nave with a...

Definitions

  1. A Christian church building having a nave with a...

Ancestry of “basilica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbasilicabasilica; church; oblong hall with colonnade as a...
2Ancient Greekβασιλικήbasilica; royal thing; royal
3Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
4Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king

Words derived from “basilica”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλική →