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Where does “íoseaglasta” come from?

íoseaglasta (Irish) comes from Irish eaglasta, from Irish eaglais, from Old Irish eclais, 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...

íoseaglasta (Irish): low church

Definitions

  1. low church

Ancestry of “íoseaglasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheaglastaecclesiastical; church; spiritual
2Irisheaglaischurch; Alternative form of eagaois
3Old IrisheclaisThe Christian Church, as an institution; a local...
4Latinecclēsia—
5Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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