English
bishophood
Bishophood comes from Old English bisċophād ‘the office or state of a bishop’, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος ‘overseer’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skep-ye-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skep-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαιsképtomai‘to observe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπός‘watcher, lookout, guardian’root of σκέπτομαι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπίσκοπος‘overseer’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEepiscopus‘overseer, supervisor, bishop’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bisċop‘bishop’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150bisċophād‘the office or state of a bishop’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bischophood
- Englishearliest quotation 1919bishophood
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skep-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαιsképtomai‘to observe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπός‘watcher, lookout, guardian’root of σκέπτομαι
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπίσκοπος‘overseer’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEepiscopus‘overseer, supervisor, bishop’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bisċop‘bishop’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150bisċophād‘the office or state of a bishop’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bischophood
- Englishearliest quotation 1919bishophood
Earliest quotation: 1919, James Anthony Froude: “I find he was really of religious nature, and…”
Formed from bishop + -hood
Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος ‘overseer’
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Vulgar Latin biscopus
Proto-West Germanic *biskop
Old English bisċop ‘bishop’
Middle English bischop
English bishop
Linked words
through Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι ‘to observe’
skeptical, microscope, kaleidoscope, gyroscope, 91 more
through Ancient Greek σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout, guardian’
scope, spectroscopic, macroscopic, endoscopic, 93 more
through Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος ‘overseer’
through Latin episcopus ‘overseer, supervisor, bishop’
Today it means
noun The state, condition, or office of a bishop.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *skep-ye- / bishophood