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Where does “paroko” come from?

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

Ancestry of “paroko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpárrocopriest
2Latinparochuspurveyor, commissary
3Latinparochiadiocese
4Ancient Greekπαροικίαtemporary residency in a foreign land
5Ancient Greekπάροικοςdwelling beside or near, neighbouring; foreign,...
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 “paroko”

  • kura-paroko
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