Etymology

superintendent

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Today it means: A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something. Full definition →

Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens ← Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπίσκοπος
  2. Ecclesiastical Latin · borrowed fromsuperintendens
  3. English todaysuperintendent

From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐπίσκοπος all →

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