archbishop

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀρχιεπίσκοπος
2. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived fromarchiepiscopus
3. Old English · inherited fromarċebisċop“archbishop”
4. Middle English · inherited fromerchebischop
5. English todayarchbishop

From Middle English erchebischop, archebischop, from Old English arċebisċop (“archbishop”), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “first, chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopéō, “to watch over”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to examine”), equivalent to arch- + bishop.