epitrachelion

Meaning

Noun

• The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.

Origin

• Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἐπιτραχήλιον, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτραχήλιος ("on the neck") + -ιον. ἐπιτραχήλιος is from ἐπι- (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi ("on; at; near")) + τράχηλος + -ῐος (from Proto-Indo-European *-yós ("suffix forming adjectives")).