Where does “ecclēsia” come from?

ecclēsia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ecclēsia (Latin): church (a house of worship)

Definitions

  1. church (a house of worship)

Ancestry of “ecclēsia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ecclēsia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία →