köken: Inherited from Old French archevesque, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “first, chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopéō, “to watch over”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”), + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to examine”).
köken: From Old Spanish arçobispo, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).
köken: From arci- + vescovo; modeled on Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “first, chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).
köken: From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).
köken: Etymology tree Old Czech arcibiskupbor. Old Polish arcybiskup Polish arcybiskup Inherited from Old Polish arcybiskup. By surface analysis, arcy- + biskup.
köken: Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “first, chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), partly through South Slavic, or Old Church Slavonic архиепискоупъ (arxijepiskupŭ); compare Serbo-Croatian and Bulgarian архиѐпископ. Equivalent to arhi- + episcop.
köken: Of debated origin: # Borrowed from Old French arcevesque, from Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos). # A native word. From the proper noun Old High German Aschericus. In 997, Astrik, also known as Anastasius, Astericus, Ascrick, Astrissicus, became the first abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St. Martin's in the Kingdom of Hungary.