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Where does “liturgista” come from?

liturgista (Italian) comes from Italian liturgia, from Latin lītūrgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία, from Ancient Greek λειτουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.

liturgista (Italian): liturgist

Definitions

  1. liturgist

Ancestry of “liturgista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianliturgialiturgy; ritual
2Latinlītūrgia—
3Ancient Greekλειτουργίαpublic service; ministration
4Ancient Greekλειτουργόςpublic servant; minister
5Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
6Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
7Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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