ecumenic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοἰκουμενικός“concerning <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἡ οἰκουμένη</i> (hē oikouménē, “the inhabited (earth)”)”, “the whole (known) world”
2. Latin · derived fromoecūmenicus
3. English todayecumenic

From Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós, “concerning ἡ οἰκουμένη (hē oikouménē, “the inhabited (earth)”)”, “the whole (known) world”). Cognate with French œcuménique. By surface analysis, ecumene + -ic.