Where does “arcidiocesi” come from?

arcidiocesi (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...

arcidiocesi (Italian): archdiocese

Definitions

archdiocese

Ancestry of “arcidiocesi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	diocesi	diocese
2	Spanish	diócesis	diocese
3	Late Latin	diocesis	—
4	Latin	dioecēsis	diocese
5	Ancient Greek	διοίκησις	housekeeping, control, government,...
6	Ancient Greek	διοικέω	to manage, control, govern, administer
7	Ancient Greek	οἰκέω	I inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,...
8	Ancient Greek	οἶκος	house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
9	Ancient Greek	-λογία	Base for nouns denoting the study of something,...
10	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
11	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
12	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

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