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Where does “eklezio” come from?

eklezio (Esperanto) comes from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

eklezio (Esperanto): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “eklezio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinecclēsia—
2Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “eklezio”

  • ekleziestro
  • eklezio
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