Where does “pfarra” come from?
pfarra (Old High German) comes 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, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
pfarra (Old High German): parish
Ancestry of “pfarra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | parochia | diocese |
| 2 | Latin | paroecia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παροικία | temporary residency in a foreign land |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάροικος | dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “pfarra”