Where does “kura-paroko” come from?
kura-paroko (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog paroko, from Spanish párroco, from Latin parochus, from Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία, from Ancient Greek πάροικος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
kura-paroko (Tagalog): a parish priest
Definitions
- a parish priest
Ancestry of “kura-paroko”, step by step
kura-paroko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog paroko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | paroko | a parish priest |
| 2 | Spanish | párroco | priest |
| 3 | Latin | parochus | purveyor, commissary |
| 4 | Latin | parochia | diocese |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παροικία | temporary residency in a foreign land |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάροικος | dwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |