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Where does “suurarkkipiispa” come from?

suurarkkipiispa (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkkipiispa, from Finnish piispa, from Old Swedish bisp, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.

suurarkkipiispa (Finnish): major archbishop

Definitions

  1. major archbishop

Ancestry of “suurarkkipiispa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkkipiispaarchbishop
2Finnishpiispabishop
3Old Swedishbisp—
4Latinepiscopusan overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian...
5Ancient Greekἐπίσκοποςwatcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,...
6Ancient GreekἐπισκοπέωI watch over
7Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
8Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
9Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
10Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
11Proto-Hellenicā́mər—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
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