Where does “despreoți” come from?
despreoți (Romanian) comes from Romanian preoți, from Romanian preot, from Vulgar Latin preb(i)ter, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
despreoți (Romanian): to unfrock
Definitions
- to unfrock
Ancestry of “despreoți”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | preoți | to be ordained (as a priest), take/receive holy orders |
| 2 | Romanian | preot | priest |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | preb(i)ter | — |
| 4 | Latin | presbyter | an elder, presbyter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρεσβύτερος | older of two people; advanced in life, senior; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρέσβυς | elderly, aged; old man; elder, chief, prince |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |