Where does “farny” come from?
farny (Kashubian) comes from Kashubian fara, from Polish fara, from German Pfarre, from Middle High German pharre, from Old High German pharra, from Late Latin parochia, from Latin paroecia, from Ancient Greek παροικία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
farny (Kashubian): parish church; parish
Definitions
- parish church; parish
Ancestry of “farny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashubian | fara | parish church |
| 2 | Polish | fara | parish church; parish |
| 3 | German | Pfarre | parish |
| 4 | Middle High German | pharre | — |
| 5 | Old High German | pharra | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | parochia | diocese |
| 7 | Latin | paroecia | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παροικία | temporary residency in a foreign land |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πάροικος | dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |