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Where does “diócesis” come from?

diócesis (Spanish) comes 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, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

diócesis (Spanish): diocese

Definitions

  1. diocese

Ancestry of “diócesis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “diócesis”

  • arquidiócesis
  • diyosesis
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