Where does “cobishop” come from?
cobishop (English) comes from English co, from English company, from Middle English companye, from Old French compaignie, from Old French compain, from Latin compāniō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
cobishop (English): A joint or coadjutant bishop
Definitions
- A joint or coadjutant bishop
Ancestry of “cobishop”, step by step
cobishop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English co
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | co | Clipping of company; they; them |
| 2 | English | company | A team; a group of people who work together... |
| 3 | Middle English | companye | A company, band, small group, or team of people;... |
| 4 | Old French | compaignie | companionship |
| 5 | Old French | compain | Alternative form of compaing; friend; companion |
| 6 | Latin | compāniō | comrade |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English Bishop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bishop | Alternative letter-case form of bishop,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bischop | bishop; A clergy member ranking a bishop or... |
| 3 | Old English | bisċop | bishop |
| 4 | Latin | episcopus | an overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίσκοπος | watcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπισκοπέω | I watch over |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |