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

1. (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)