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Where does “archidiocésain” come from?

archidiocésain (French) comes from French diocésain, from Latin dioecesanus, from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις, from Ancient Greek διοικέω, from Ancient Greek οἰκέω, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

archidiocésain (French): archdiocesan

Definitions

  1. archdiocesan

Ancestry of “archidiocésain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiocésaindiocesan
2Latindioecesanusdiocesan
3Latindioecēsis—
4Ancient Greekδιοίκησιςhousekeeping, control, government,...
5Ancient Greekδιοικέω—
6Ancient GreekοἰκέωI inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,...
7Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
8Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
9Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
10Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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