Etymology of the Latin word diocesis
the Late Latin word
diocesis (diocese, province; Roman provincial district)
derived from the Greek word
dioikesis, διοίκησις
derived from the Greek word
dioikeinderived 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-Derivations in other languages
French
dioceseUsage
Word found in Late Latin
