Reconstruction:Latin/biscopu

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

biscopo (Britain), *ebiscopu, *ebiscopo

Etymology

From earlier episcopus, which is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bis.ko.pu/

Noun

biscopu

(Christianity) bishop

Descendants

Old Dutch: biskop
- Middle Dutch: bischop
  - Dutch: bisschop (see there for further descendants)
    - Afrikaans: biskop
Old English: bisċop (from the British latin form)
Old Frisian: biskop
- Saterland Frisian: Biskop
  - West Frisian: biskop
Old High German: biscof (see there for further descendants)
Old Swedish: bisp
- - → Finnish: piispa
- Old Danish: biskop, bisp
→ Old Church Slavonic: бискоупъ (biskupŭ) (see there for further descendants)

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