Where does “basilique” come from?

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

basilique (French): covered building, Civil reunion place open to the...

Definitions

  1. covered building, Civil reunion place open to the...

Ancestry of “basilique”, step by step

basilique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin basilica

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

via Medieval Latin basilica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbasilica—

Words derived from “basilique”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλική →