Where does “parish” come from?
Parish comes from Middle English parisshe, from Old French paroisse, from Latin parochia and paroecia, ultimately from Ancient Greek οἶκος meaning house or household.
parish (English): In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and...
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- In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and...
Ancestry of “parish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | parisshe | A parish; The people who are members of or who... |
| 2 | Old French | paroisse | parish |
| 3 | Late Latin | parochia | diocese |
| 4 | Latin | paroecia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παροικία | temporary residency in a foreign land |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάροικος | dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |