Where does “basilicale” come from?

basilicale (Italian) comes from Italian basilica, from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

basilicale (Italian): basilica

Definitions

  1. basilica

Ancestry of “basilicale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbasilicabasilica; church
2Latinbasilicabasilica; church; oblong hall with colonnade as a...
3Ancient Greekβασιλικήbasilica; royal thing; royal
4Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
5Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king
Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλική →