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Where does “archidiocesi” come from?

archidiocesi (Italian) comes from Italian diocesi, from Spanish diócesis, from Late Latin diocesis, from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις, from Ancient Greek διοικέω, from Ancient Greek οἰκέω, from Ancient Greek οἶκος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

archidiocesi (Italian): Alternative form of arcidiocesi

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of arcidiocesi

Ancestry of “archidiocesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandiocesidiocese
2Spanishdiócesisdiocese
3Late Latindiocesis—
4Latindioecēsis—
5Ancient Greekδιοίκησιςhousekeeping, control, government,...
6Ancient Greekδιοικέω—
7Ancient GreekοἰκέωI inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,...
8Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
9Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
10Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
11Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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