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Where does “μοναρχέω” come from?

μοναρχέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μόναρχος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

μοναρχέω (Ancient Greek): to rule alone, to be a monarch

Definitions

  1. to rule alone, to be a monarch

Ancestry of “μοναρχέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμόναρχοςking, monarch; commander, general; dictator
2Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
3Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
4Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—
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