Where does “arcykapłan” come from?

arcykapłan (Polish) comes from Polish arcy-, from Latin archi-, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι-, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

arcykapłan (Polish): high priest

Definitions

  1. high priest

Ancestry of “arcykapłan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polisharcy-arch-; over-
2Latinarchi-arch-, archi-
3Ancient Greekἀρχι-denotes primary importance or authority
4Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

Words derived from “arcykapłan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρχω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- →