acolyte

French

noun

Definitions

(religion) acolyte
henchman, sidekick

Etymology

Inherited from Old French acolyt derived from acolytus derived from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (attendant, following, attending, helper, analog, follower).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἀκόλουθος

Gloss

attendant, following, attending, helper, analog, follower

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

acoloutha English
acolyte English
acolythus Latin
acolytat French
κέλευθος Ancient Greek
ἀκολουθέω Ancient Greek
ἀκόλουθος Ancient Greek
*kel- Proto-Indo-European
acolyt Old French
ακόλουθος Greek (modern)
acolytus la-ecc

acolytat