Where does “protoecumenical” come from?
protoecumenical (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.
protoecumenical (English): Beginning or leading up to the ecumenical movement in Christianity
Definitions
- Beginning or leading up to the ecumenical movement in Christianity
Ancestry of “protoecumenical”, step by step
protoecumenical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ecumenical
| 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 |
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |