Where does “legliz” come from?
legliz (Seychellois Creole) comes from French église, from Middle French eglise, from Old French eglise, from Vulgar Latin eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
legliz (Seychellois Creole): church
Ancestry of “legliz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | église | church |
| 2 | Middle French | eglise | church |
| 3 | Old French | eglise | church |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | eclesia | — |
| 5 | Latin | ecclēsia | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐκκλησία | assembly; congregation, church |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |