basilica
Latin
noun
Definitions
- basilica
- church (medieval)
- oblong hall with colonnade as a court of law/exchange
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλική (royal).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βασιλική
Gloss
royal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archbasilica English
- basilica English
- basilican English
- basilicum Latin
- arcibasilica Italian
- basilica Italian
- basilicale Italian
- basilica Dutch, Flemish
- basiliek Dutch, Flemish
- basilique French
- basoche French
- базилика Russian
- basílica Spanish, Castilian
- βασιλική Ancient Greek
- βασιλικός Ancient Greek
- βᾰσῐλεύς Ancient Greek
- βᾰσῐλῐκή Ancient Greek
- basílica Portuguese
- bazylika Polish
- basoche Old French
- baziliko Esperanto
- ĉefbaziliko Esperanto
- basílica Catalan, Valencian
- bazilică Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- bisericos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- bisericuță Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- biserică Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- basilika Tagalog
- bisearicã Aromanian
- bãsearicã Aromanian
- baselgia Romansh
- baxéłega Venetian
- basalca Dalmatian
- bisearică Megleno-Romanian