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Where does “ecclesio-” come from?

ecclesio- (English) comes from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ecclesio- (English): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “ecclesio-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinecclēsia—
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 “ecclesio-”

  • ecclesiocracy
  • ecclesiolatry
  • ecclesiarchy
  • ecclesiophobia
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