The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπίσκοπος“watching over”
- Latin · derived fromepiscopus
- Late Latin · derived fromepiscopatus
- English todayepiscopate
From Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “watching over”).
Words from the same roots
Latinepiscopus all →
episcopalGillespieepiscopophobiaPeshkopi
Ancient Greekἐπίσκοπος all →
bishopsuperintendentepiscopalPeshkopi
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.