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Where does “archevesque” come from?

archevesque (Old French) comes from Late 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, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ — to be hot; to burn.

archevesque (Old French): archbishop

Definitions

  1. archbishop

Ancestry of “archevesque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinarchiepiscopus—
2Ancient Greekἀρχιεπίσκοπος—
3Ancient Greekἐπίσκοποςwatcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,...
4Ancient GreekἐπισκοπέωI watch over
5Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
6Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
7Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
8Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
9Proto-Hellenicā́mər—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “archevesque”

  • archevêque
  • archevêché
  • archevesque
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