Where does “protodeacon” come from?

protodeacon (English) comes from English Deacon, from English -ess, from French -esse, from Italian -essa, from Portuguese -esa, from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política.

protodeacon (English): A highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has...

Definitions

  1. A highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has...

Ancestry of “protodeacon”, step by step

protodeacon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Deacon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDeaconA designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6)
2English-essSuffix appended to words to make a female...
3French-esseused to form nouns describing the condition of...
4Italian-essa-ess
5Portuguese-esafeminine singular of -ês
6Spanish-esafeminine singular of -és
7Spanish-ésForms nouns and adjectives of nationality;...
8Spanishpolíticapolitics; policy; female equivalent of político
9Spanishpolíticopolitical; in-law; politician
10Latinpolīticuspolitical, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity
11Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
12Swedishpolitikpolitics
13Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
14Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
15Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
16Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
17Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis

via English proto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprotoPrototypical; preceding the proper beginning of...
2Englishproto-first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating...
3Ancient Greekπρωτο-first, primary
4Ancient Greekπρῶτοςfirst; earliest; foremost, most prominent
5Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis
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