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Where does “parochia” come from?

parochia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παροικία, from Ancient Greek πάροικος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

parochia (Latin): diocese

Definitions

  1. diocese

Ancestry of “parochia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαροικίαtemporary residency in a foreign land
2Ancient Greekπάροικοςdwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,...
3Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “parochia”

  • parish
  • parochial
  • parishioner
  • parochialism
  • parochially
  • nonparochial
  • extraparochial
  • parochiality
  • parishional
  • interparochial
  • parochialize
  • parochialist
  • interparish
  • parochialistic
  • nonparish
  • outparish
  • parochus
  • parrocchia
  • parroco
  • viceparroco
  • paroissial
  • paroisse
  • paroissien
  • Pfarrerin
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