parochial

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπάροικος“neighbouring, neighbour”
2. Late Latin · derived fromparochialis
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromparochial
4. English todayparochial

From Anglo-Norman parochial and its source Late Latin parochialis, an alteration of paroecialis (“of a church province”), from paroecia, from Hellenistic Greek παροικία (paroikía, “stay in a foreign land”), later “community, diocese”, from Ancient Greek πάροικος (pároikos, “neighbouring, neighbour”), from παρα- (para-) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).