英语词汇presbytery的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	presbytery
词源	presbytery n. mid-15c., presbitori, "bench or seats within the altar rails and reserved for the priests," from Church Latin presbyterium, from Greek presbyterion, from presbyteros "an elder," comparative of presbys "old; old man" (see presby-). In architecture, "the part of the church appropriated to the clergy." Meaning "body of elders in the Presbyterian system" is recorded from 1570s. Entries linking to presbytery presby- word-forming element meaning "old," from Greek presby-, combining form of presbys "elderly, aged," as a noun, "elder, old man," which is of uncertain and much debated origin and phonetic development (some Doric forms have -g- in place of -b-). The first element is likely pres- "before, in front" (from PIE root per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of, before, first"). Perhaps the whole originally meant "one who leads the cattle," from the root of bous "cow." Watkins, however, has it from PIE pres-gwu- "going before," with second element from root gw-u- "going," a suffixed form of root *gwa- "to come." updated on October 22, 2020
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presbytery n.