Where does “Fowchirche” come from?

Fowchirche (Middle English) comes from Middle English chirche, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

Ancestry of “Fowchirche”, step by step

Fowchirche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English chirche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchirchechurch, cathedral; temple, synagogue; clergy,...
2Old Englishċiriċechurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Middle English fou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfoumulticoloured, stippled; A kind of multicoloured...
2Old Englishfāhcoloured; stained; dyed; tinged; shining;...
3Proto-West Germanicfaihcoloured; hostile
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν
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