Where does “ecumenically” come from?
ecumenically (English) comes from English ecumenical, from English ecumenic, from French œcuménique, from Late Latin oecumenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ecumenically (English): in an ecumenical manner; regarding ecumenism
Definitions
- in an ecumenical manner; regarding ecumenism
Ancestry of “ecumenically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ecumenical | Pertaining to the universal Church, representing... |
| 2 | English | ecumenic | Ecumenical |
| 3 | French | œcuménique | œcumenic, ecumenic, ecumenical |
| 4 | Late Latin | oecumenicus | Of or pertaining to whole inhabited world;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἰκουμενικός | from or open to the whole world |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |