Etymology

protodulia

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Today it means: A level of veneration lower than hyperdulia given to Saint Joseph. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πρωτο-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπρωτο-“first”
  2. English todayprotodulia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-, “first”) + δουλείᾱ (douleíā, “slavery”), from δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρωτο- all →

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