Where does “nonclergy” come from?
nonclergy (English) comes from English clergy, from Middle English clergie, from Old French clergié, from Latin clēricātus, from Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
nonclergy (English): Those who are not the clergy
Definitions
- Those who are not the clergy
Ancestry of “nonclergy”, step by step
nonclergy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clergy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clergy | Body of persons, such as ministers, sheiks,... |
| 2 | Middle English | clergie | — |
| 3 | Old French | clergié | learned men |
| 4 | Latin | clēricātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | clēricus | a priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κληρικός | of or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |