Where does “ecumenical” come from?
Ecumenical comes from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός, derived from οἶκος meaning "house" or "dwelling," with the adjectival suffix -ικός.
ecumenical (English): Pertaining to the universal Church, representing...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the universal Church, representing...
Ancestry of “ecumenical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ecumenic | Ecumenical |
| 2 | French | œcuménique | œcumenic, ecumenic, ecumenical |
| 3 | Late Latin | oecumenicus | Of or pertaining to whole inhabited world;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰκουμενικός | from or open to the whole world |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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