Where does “churchly” come from?

churchly (English) comes from Middle English chircheli, from Old English ċiriċlīċ, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

churchly (English): Pertaining to or relating to the church, its...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or relating to the church, its...

Ancestry of “churchly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchircheli
2Old Englishċiriċlīċecclesiastical
3Old Englishċiriċechurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

Words derived from “churchly

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν