diocese

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδιοίκησις“internal administration”
2. Latin · derived fromdioecēsis“district under a governor”
3. Late Latin · derived fromdiocēsis
4. Old French · derived fromdiocese
5. Middle English · inherited fromdiocise
6. English todaydiocese

From Middle English diocise, from Old French diocese, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”).