Where does “ekumenisk” come from?
ekumenisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish ekumenik, from French œcuménique, from Late Latin oecumenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ekumenisk (Swedish): ecumenical
Definitions
- ecumenical
Ancestry of “ekumenisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ekumenik | ecumenism |
| 2 | French | œcuménique | œcumenic, ecumenic, ecumenical |
| 3 | Late Latin | oecumenicus | Of or pertaining to whole inhabited world;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰκουμενικός | from or open to the whole world |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |