Where does “dieceză” come from?
dieceză (Romanian) comes from French diocèse, from German Diözese, from Italian diocesi, from Spanish diócesis, from Late Latin diocesis, from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις, from Ancient Greek διοικέω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
dieceză (Romanian): diocese
Definitions
- diocese
Ancestry of “dieceză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diocèse | diocese |
| 2 | German | Diözese | diocese |
| 3 | Italian | diocesi | diocese |
| 4 | Spanish | diócesis | diocese |
| 5 | Late Latin | diocesis | — |
| 6 | Latin | dioecēsis | diocese |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διοίκησις | housekeeping, control, government,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διοικέω | to manage, control, govern, administer |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | οἰκέω | I inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |