List of Byzantine Greek words of Latin origin

This is a list of loanwords of Latin origin which entered the Greek language during the Byzantine era.

• Augousta, honorific term for the Empress
• Chartoularios tou kanikleiou, one of the most senior offices in the Byzantine imperial chancery
• Domestikos, a civil, ecclesiastic and military office
• Doukas, the name of a Byzantine noble family, from the Latin title dux
• Doux, a high ranking military office, from the Latin title dux
• Droungarios, a military rank
• Indiktion, taxation cycle, from Latin indictio
• Magistros, a ministerial title
• Magnaura, a large building in Constantinople, possibly from Latin Magna Aula, "Great Hall"
• Kaisar, an imperial court title from the Latin cognomen Caesar
• Kensor, judicial office, from the Roman republican office of censor
• Koiaistor, judicial office, from the Roman republican office of quaestor
• Kouropalates, a court title
• Optimatoi, a military unit
• Patrikios, the Patrician caste, from the Latin patricius
• Phelonion, a liturgical vestment
• Praipositos, a senior palace title ^[1]
• Praitor, judicial official, from the Roman republican office of praetor
• Primikerios, a title applied to heads of departments and colleges
• Protonotarios, head of the colleges of the notarioi
• Rousioi, the "Reds", team in chariot racing
• Sakellarios, an official with administrative and financial duties
• Silentiarios, a class of courtiers
• Tourma, administrative sub-division of a thema
• Varvatos, term meaning "bearded"
• Venetoi, the "Blues", team in chariot racing
• Vestiarion, a major fiscal department

References

1. Filos, Panagiotis. ""Latin Loanwords in Greek". In G. K. Giannakis et al. (eds.), Brill Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics II, Leiden-Boston 2014: Βrill: 320-323".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)