Where does “ecclesiological” come from?
Ecclesiological derives from English ecclesiology plus the English suffix -ic, which comes from French -ique, Latin -icus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
ecclesiological (English): Of or pertaining to ecclesiology
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to ecclesiology
Ancestry of “ecclesiological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ecclesiology | The branch of theology concerned with the... |
| 2 | English | ecclesio- | church |
| 3 | Latin | ecclēsia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐκκλησία | assembly; congregation, church |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔκκλητος | summoned |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐκκαλέω | to call forth, summon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ- | With a sense of removal: out, away, off;... |