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Where does “baziliko” come from?

baziliko (Esperanto) comes from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

baziliko (Esperanto): basilica

Definitions

  1. basilica

Ancestry of “baziliko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbasilicabasilica; church; oblong hall with colonnade as a...
2Ancient Greekβασιλικήbasilica; royal thing; royal
3Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
4Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king

Words derived from “baziliko”

  • ĉefbaziliko
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