Where does “ecclesia” come from?

ecclesia (Interlingua) comes from Latin ecclēsia, 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...

ecclesia (Interlingua): church; congregation

Definitions

  1. church; congregation

Ancestry of “ecclesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinecclēsiachurch (a house of worship)
2Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία →