Etymology

liturgic

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Today it means: liturgical Full definition →

Latin lītūrgicus ← Ancient Greek λειτουργικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλειτουργικός
  2. Latin · borrowed fromlītūrgicus
  3. English todayliturgic

From Latin lītūrgicus, from Ancient Greek λειτουργικός (leitourgikós). By surface analysis, liturgy + -ic.

Words from the same roots

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