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Where does “aspick” come from?

aspick (Manx) comes from Old Irish epscop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ — to be hot; to burn.

aspick (Manx): bishop

Definitions

  1. bishop

Ancestry of “aspick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishepscopbishop; episcopus, overseer
2Latinepiscopusan overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian...
3Ancient Greekἐπίσκοποςwatcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,...
4Ancient GreekἐπισκοπέωI watch over
5Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
6Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
7Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
8Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
9Proto-Hellenicā́mər—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “aspick”

  • ard-aspick
  • ard-aspickys
  • ard-aspickagh
  • fo-aspick
  • Guillaspick
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