Middle English word bischop comes from Ancient Greek ἐπί, Ancient Greek σκοπός, Old Armenian վերադիտող, and later Old English biscop (Bishop.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ἐπί | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
σκοπός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
վերադիտող | Old Armenian (xcl) | |
ἐπισκοπέω | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
επίσκοπος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
ἐπίσκοπος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
episcopus | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) an overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian church who governs a diocese. (Medieval Latin, chess, uncommon) a bishop. |
ebiscopus | Latin (lat) | |
biscopus | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
biscop | Old English (ang) | Bishop. |
bishop | Middle English (enm) |