answersLogoWhite

0

Where does the word dean derive from?

Updated: 8/16/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

Best Answer

This is kind of a difficult one, but it seems that when it was incorporated into the Greek and Latin it came from an earlier word used in Astrology. As used in the Greek and Latin, however, it is used in a military sense to mean chief over ten soldiers. It was during the time of the Roman Empire that it began to be used in civil affairs and took on a meaning closer to the one we commonly use today.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Where does the word dean derive from?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Where does the word gargantuan derive from?

it derive from Negro...lol


What French word does 'the name' derive from?

The English word 'name' is similar to the French word 'nom' but it does not derive from it. .


Where does the word muah derive from?

"Muah" is a word?


What country did the word artistry derive from?

it didnt derive from any country but arose in English by analogy with the word chemistry


Where did the word mongoose derive?

Marahti


Where did the word redeem derive from?

Redimere


What is a rhyming word with arrive?

Derive


What is the history of barangay Labangon?

Labangon was derive from the word labangonon which means to cross. Labangon was derive from the word labangonon which means to cross.


Can you make a sentence with the word derive?

I don't see how they derive that much information from such scant evidence.


Where does the word cathedral derive from?

It comes from the Greek word, kathedra.


What country did the word camel derive from?

Tunisia


What language did the word navel derive from?

English