Where does “Bischofsstab” come from?
Bischofsstab (German) comes from German bischof, from Middle High German bischof, from Old High German biscof, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.
Bischofsstab (German): bishop's crook, crozier
Definitions
- bishop's crook, crozier
Ancestry of “Bischofsstab”, step by step
Bischofsstab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bischof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bischof | bishop male or of unspecified gender |
| 2 | Middle High German | bischof | — |
| 3 | Old High German | biscof | A bishop |
| 4 | Latin | episcopus | an overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίσκοπος | watcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπισκοπέω | I watch over |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |