Where does “episcopate” come from?
Episcopate derives from Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός meaning overseer, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-.
episcopate (English): Bishops seen as a group; The tenure in office of...
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- Bishops seen as a group; The tenure in office of...
Ancestry of “episcopate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | episcopatus | — |
| 2 | Latin | episcopus | an overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίσκοπος | watcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπισκοπέω | I watch over |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |