Where does “dicastery” come from?

dicastery (English) comes from Ancient Greek δικαστήριον, from Ancient Greek Δίκη, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dicastery (English): A ministry or department of the papal Curia,...

Definitions

  1. A ministry or department of the papal Curia,...

Ancestry of “dicastery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδικαστήριονtribunal, court
2Ancient GreekΔίκηDike
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Δίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek δικαστήριον →