Where does “erchebischop” come from?
erchebischop (Middle English) comes from Old English arċebisċop, from Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα — to be hot; to burn.
erchebischop (Middle English): archbishop; archbishopric, archdiocese
Definitions
- archbishop; archbishopric, archdiocese
Ancestry of “erchebischop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | arċebisċop | — |
| 2 | Latin | archiepiscopus | archbishop; a bishop who heads or presides over a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιεπίσκοπος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίσκοπος | watcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπισκοπέω | I watch over |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
Words derived from “erchebischop”