Where does “カトリック教会” come from?
カトリック教会 (Japanese) comes from Japanese カトリック, from French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
カトリック教会 (Japanese): the Catholic Church
Definitions
- the Catholic Church
Ancestry of “カトリック教会”, step by step
カトリック教会 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese カトリック
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | カトリック | a Catholic |
| 2 | French | catholique | Catholic |
| 3 | Latin | catholicus | catholic; pertaining to all kinds of people and... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καθολικός | general |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Japanese 教会
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 教会 | church |