Latin

episcopus

‘overseer, supervisor, bishop’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin episcopus.

5 English words in this record descend from Latin episcopus, most familiar first.

• episcopal ← episcopālis
• bishopric ← bischopriche ← bisċoprīċe ← bisċop
• episcopate ← episcopatus
• bishophood ← bischophood ← bisċophād ← bisċop
• episcopophobia

Etymograph / Latin episcopus