Reconstruction:Latin/biscopu
Latin
editAlternative forms
edit- biscopo (Britain), *ebiscopu, *ebiscopo
Etymology
editFrom earlier episcopus, which is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*biscopu
Descendants
edit- → Old Church Slavonic: бискоупъ (biskupŭ) (see there for further descendants)
- → Old Dutch: biskop
- → Old English: bisċop, bisċeop
- → Old Frisian: biskop
- → Old High German: biscof (see there for further descendants)