Where does “Pfarrkirche” come from?
Pfarrkirche (German) comes from German Pfarrer, from Old High German pfarrāri, from Old High German pfarra, from Late Latin parochia, from Latin paroecia, from Ancient Greek παροικία, from Ancient Greek πάροικος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Pfarrkirche (German): parish church
Definitions
- parish church
Ancestry of “Pfarrkirche”, step by step
Pfarrkirche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pfarrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfarrer | pastor |
| 2 | Old High German | pfarrāri | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfarra | parish |
| 4 | Late Latin | parochia | diocese |
| 5 | Latin | paroecia | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παροικία | temporary residency in a foreign land |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάροικος | dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |