Where does “Βασιλική” come from?

Βασιλική (Greek) comes from Greek Βασίλειος, from Ancient Greek βασίλειος, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

Βασιλική (Greek): basilica

Definitions

  1. basilica

Ancestry of “Βασιλική”, step by step

Βασιλική traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek Βασίλειος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΒασίλειοςBasil
2Ancient Greekβασίλειοςof the king, kingly, royal
3Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
4Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king

via Byzantine Greek [[βασιλική]] [[στοά]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greek[[βασιλική]] [[στοά]]—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασίλειος →