Where does “Kirchenprovinz” come from?

Kirchenprovinz (German) comes from German kirche, from Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

Kirchenprovinz (German): an ecclesiastical province

Definitions

  1. an ecclesiastical province

Ancestry of “Kirchenprovinz”, step by step

Kirchenprovinz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kirche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankirchechurch building
2Middle High Germankirchechurch
3Old High Germankirihhachurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via German Provinz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProvinzprovince; hinterland; backwater
2Middle High Germanprovincie—
3Latinprōvinciaoffice, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →