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Where does “arquidiócesis” come from?

arquidiócesis (Spanish) comes from Spanish diócesis, from Late Latin diocesis, from Latin dioecēsis, from Ancient Greek διοίκησις, from Ancient Greek διοικέω, from Ancient Greek οἰκέω, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

arquidiócesis (Spanish): archdiocese

Definitions

  1. archdiocese

Ancestry of “arquidiócesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdiócesisdiocese
2Late Latindiocesis—
3Latindioecēsis—
4Ancient Greekδιοίκησιςhousekeeping, control, government,...
5Ancient Greekδιοικέω—
6Ancient GreekοἰκέωI inhabit; I colonize, settle in; I manage,...
7Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
8Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
9Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
10Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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