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Where does “εκκλησία” come from?

εκκλησία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

εκκλησία (Greek): church; church, ecclesia

Definitions

  1. church; church, ecclesia

Ancestry of “εκκλησία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “εκκλησία”

  • kilise
  • كلیسه
  • kılise
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