episcopus etymology

Latin word episcopus comes from Ancient Greek σκοπός, Ancient Greek ἐπί, Ancient Greek σκοπέω, Old Armenian մակադիտող

Detailed word origin of episcopus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
σκοπός Ancient Greek (grc)
ἐπί Ancient Greek (grc)
σκοπέω Ancient Greek (grc)
մակադիտող Old Armenian (xcl)
ἐπισκοπέω 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.

Words with the same origin as episcopus

Descendants of ἐπί
apud epistula