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Etymology of the English word archdiocese

the English word archdiocese

derived from the English word diocese

derived from the Old French word diocese

derived from the Late Latin word diocesis (diocese, province; Roman provincial district)

derived from the Greek word dioikesis, διοίκησις

derived from the Greek word dioikein

derived from the Greek word oikos, οἶκος (a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weik-

using the English prefix arch-

derived from the Old French word arche

derived from the Latin word arca (ark; Ark of the Covenant; box, chest; strong-box; quadrangular landmark for surveyors)

derived from the Latin word arcus (bow; bow, arc, coil)

derived from the Latin word arcere (keep away, protect; ward, keep off, away)

derived from the Latin word arche (one of Aeons; one of the four muses)

derived from the Greek word arche, ἀρχή ((properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank))

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

using the Late Greek prefix archi-, ἀρχι-

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

Etymology of the English word archdiocese

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