Where does “parisshe” come from?
parisshe (Middle English) comes 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, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
parisshe (Middle English): A parish; The people who are members of or who...
Definitions
- A parish; The people who are members of or who...
Ancestry of “parisshe”, step by step
parisshe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French paroisse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | paroisse | parish |
| 2 | Late Latin | parochia | diocese |
| 3 | Latin | paroecia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παροικία | temporary residency in a foreign land |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάροικος | dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Anglo-Norman paroche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | paroche | — |