Where does “dgiocésain” come from?
dgiocésain (Norman) comes from Norman dgiocèse, from Old French diocese, from Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις, from Ancient Greek διοικέω, from Ancient Greek οἰκέω, from Ancient Greek οἶκος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
dgiocésain (Norman): diocesan
Definitions
- diocesan
Ancestry of “dgiocésain”, step by step
dgiocésain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norman dgiocèse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | dgiocèse | diocese |
| 2 | Old French | diocese | — |
| 3 | Latin | diocēsis | — |
| 4 | Latin | dioecēsis | diocese |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διοίκησις | housekeeping, control, government,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διοικέω | to manage, control, govern, administer |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οἰκέω | I inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Norman ain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | ain | fishhook |