Where does “parroquia” come from?
parroquia (Spanish) comes from Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία, from Ancient Greek πάροικος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
parroquia (Spanish): parish
Definitions
- parish
Ancestry of “parroquia”, step by step
parroquia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin parochia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | parochia | diocese |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παροικία | temporary residency in a foreign land |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάροικος | dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ecclesiastical Latin parochia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | parochia | — |