Where does “ekumenizm” come from?
ekumenizm (Polish) comes from English ecumenism, from English ecumene, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη, from Ancient Greek οἰκέω, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ekumenizm (Polish): ecumenism
Definitions
- ecumenism
Ancestry of “ekumenizm”, step by step
ekumenizm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ecumenism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ecumenism | Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as... |
| 2 | English | ecumene | All known inhabited areas of the world;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἰκουμένη | feminine nominative/vocative singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰκέω | I inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,... |
| 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... |
via French œcuménisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | œcuménisme | ecumenism (philosophy) |
| 2 | French | œcuménique | œcumenic, ecumenic, ecumenical |
| 3 | Late Latin | oecumenicus | Of or pertaining to whole inhabited world;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰκουμενικός | from or open to the whole world |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |