Where does “biserică” come from?
biserică (Romanian) comes from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.
biserică (Romanian): church
Ancestry of “biserică”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | basilica | basilica; church; oblong hall with colonnade as a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βασιλική | basilica; royal thing; royal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βασιλεύς | chief, master; king, lord, patron |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷatiléus | chief; king |
Words derived from “biserică”