acólito
Portuguese
noun
Definitions
- (ecclesiastical) acolyte person ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass
- acolyte; assistant
Etymology
Derived from Latin acolythus 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
- acolythus Latin
- Akolyth German
- accolito Italian
- acólito Spanish, Castilian
- κέλευθος Ancient Greek
- ἀκολουθέω Ancient Greek
- ἀκόλουθος Ancient Greek
- *kel- Proto-Indo-European
- acolitato Portuguese
- acolyt Old French
- akolito Esperanto
- ακόλουθος Greek (modern)
- acolijt Middle Dutch
- aclaid, aclaid(e) Old Irish
- acolytus la-ecc