biskup

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • a bishop
  • the Jewish high priest

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English biscop (bishop) derived from Latin episcopos derived from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (overseer, supervisor, watching over, watchman, observer) root from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (look, see).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*speḱ-

Gloss

look, see

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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