Where does “légliz” come from?
légliz (Réunion Creole French) comes from French église, from Middle French eglise, from Old French eglise, from Vulgar Latin eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
légliz (Réunion Creole French): church
Definitions
- church
Ancestry of “légliz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | église | church |
| 2 | Middle French | eglise | church |
| 3 | Old French | eglise | church |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | eclesia | — |
| 5 | Latin | ecclēsia | church (a house of worship) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐκκλησία | assembly; congregation, church |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |