Where does “ecclesia” come from?

Ecclesia derives from Latin ecclesia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, formed from ἐκκαλέω meaning "to call out," itself from καλέω "to call" and ultimately Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-.

ecclesia (English): The public legislative assembly of the Athenians;...

Definitions

  1. The public legislative assembly of the Athenians;...

Ancestry of “ecclesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinecclēsiachurch (a house of worship)
2Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ecclesia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία →