Where does “parissh prest” come from?
parissh prest (Middle English) comes from Middle English parisshe, from Old French paroisse, from Late Latin parochia, from Latin paroecia, from Ancient Greek παροικία, from Ancient Greek πάροικος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
parissh prest (Middle English): parish priest
Definitions
- parish priest
Ancestry of “parissh prest”, step by step
parissh prest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English parisshe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | parisshe | A parish; The people who are members of or who... |
| 2 | Old French | paroisse | parish |
| 3 | Late Latin | parochia | diocese |
| 4 | Latin | paroecia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παροικία | temporary residency in a foreign land |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάροικος | dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Middle English prest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | prest | loan, borrowing; tax, fee, levy; advance payment |
| 2 | Old French | prest | loan; monetary gift |
| 3 | Latin | pressus | pressed, having been pressed, squeezed;... |
| 4 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |