Where does “korkeakirkollisuus” come from?
korkeakirkollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkeakirkollinen, from Finnish kirkollinen, from Finnish kirkko, from Old Saxon kirika, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.
korkeakirkollisuus (Finnish): High Church
Definitions
- High Church
Ancestry of “korkeakirkollisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korkeakirkollinen | high-church |
| 2 | Finnish | kirkollinen | ecclesiastical; churchy |
| 3 | Finnish | kirkko | church; cathedral |
| 4 | Old Saxon | kirika | church |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kirikā | church |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κυριακόν | church |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Κύριος | Lord |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kúrios | lord, master |