Where does “bazilică” come from?

bazilică (Romanian) comes from French basilique, from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

bazilică (Romanian): basilica

Definitions

  1. basilica

Ancestry of “bazilică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbasiliquecovered building, Civil reunion place open to the...
2Latinbasilicabasilica; church; oblong hall with colonnade as a...
3Ancient Greekβασιλικήbasilica; royal thing; royal
4Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
5Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king
Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléusEvery word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βασιλική