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Where does “diaconal” come from?

diaconal (English) comes from Middle French diaconal, from Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος — servant, minister.

diaconal (English): Of or pertaining to a deacon or the diaconate lay...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a deacon or the diaconate lay...

Ancestry of “diaconal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdiaconal—
2Latindiāconus—
3Ancient Greekδιᾱ́κονοςservant, minister

Words derived from “diaconal”

  • subdiaconal
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