Where does “λειτουργία” come from?
λειτουργία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λειτουργία, from Ancient Greek λειτουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
λειτουργία (Greek): liturgy, divine service; function, operation,...
Definitions
- liturgy, divine service; function, operation,...
Ancestry of “λειτουργία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργία | public service; ministration |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργός | public servant; minister |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |