Where does “liturghier” come from?
liturghier (Romanian) comes from Romanian liturghie, from Old Church Slavonic литоургиꙗ, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία, from Ancient Greek λειτουργός, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.
liturghier (Romanian): liturgy book
Definitions
- liturgy book
Ancestry of “liturghier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | liturghie | liturgy |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | литоургиꙗ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργία | public service; ministration |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λειτουργός | public servant; minister |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ουργός | worker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |