Where does “lītūrgia” come from?
lītūrgia (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
lītūrgia (Latin): liturgy
Definitions
- liturgy
Ancestry of “lītūrgia”, step by step
lītūrgia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek λειτουργία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργία | public service; ministration |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργός | public servant; minister |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Ancient Greek λειτουργῐ́ᾱ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργῐ́ᾱ | public service |