noun, masculine/apostoˈlado/plural: apostolados
apostolate (group of religious apostles); apostleship (the position of being an apostle); apostolado (series of portraits of the apostles)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) Proto-Indo-European *stel-der. Proto-Hellenic *stéľľō Ancient Greek στέλλω (stéllō) Ancient Greek ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō) Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos)bor. Latin apostolus Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Late Latin apostolātusbor. Spanish apostolado Borrowed from Late Latin apostolātus.