Where does “archebischopric” come from?

archebischopric (Middle English) comes from Old English arċebisċoprīċe, from Old English ærċebisċop, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.

archebischopric (Middle English): Alternative form of erchebyschopryke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of erchebyschopryke

Ancestry of “archebischopric”, step by step

archebischopric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English arċebisċoprīċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisharċebisċoprīċean archbishopric
2Old Englishærċebisċoparchbishop
3Late Latinarchiepiscopus
4Ancient Greekἀρχιεπίσκοποςarchbishop
5Ancient Greekἐπίσκοποςwatcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,...
6Ancient GreekἐπισκοπέωI watch over
7Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
8Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
9Ancient GreekἩμέρα
10Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
11Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Old English arċebisċeoprīce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisharċebisċeoprīce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mr̥Every word from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər