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Where does “arçobispado” come from?

arçobispado (Old Spanish) comes from Old Spanish arçobispo, from 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 — to be hot; to burn.

Ancestry of “arçobispado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisharçobispoarchbishop
2Latinarchiepiscopusarchbishop; a bishop who heads or presides over a...
3Ancient Greekἀρχιεπίσκοπος—
4Ancient Greekἐπίσκοποςwatcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,...
5Ancient GreekἐπισκοπέωI watch over
6Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
7Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
8Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
9Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
10Proto-Hellenicā́mər—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

Words derived from “arçobispado”

  • arzobispado
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