Where does “church” come from?

Church comes from Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, derived from κυριακός and κύριος meaning lord or master, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱēw-.

church (English): A Christian house of worship; a building where...

Definitions

  1. A Christian house of worship; a building where...

Ancestry of “church”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchirchechurch, cathedral; temple, synagogue; clergy,...
2Old Englishċiriċechurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

Words derived from “church”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →