presbyter的词源

英文词源

presbyter (n.)

"elder of the Christian church," 1590s, from Late Latin presbyter, used for "a priest" in Jerome and Prudentius, from Greek presbyteros "older," comparative of presbys "old; old man" (see presby-).

中文词源

presbyter：长老（指长老教制会中的教徒领袖）

来自presby-,老人，长者，-ter,比较级后缀，词源同ulterior,exterior.引申词义长老。

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