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Where does “diacon” come from?
diacon (Middle Welsh) comes from Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος — servant, minister.
Ancestry of “diacon”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
diāconus
deacon
2
Ancient Greek
διᾱ́κονος
servant, minister
Words derived from “diacon”
diacon
diacones
diaconessenhuis
Dyako
Every word from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος →
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