Where does “μόναρχος” come from?

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

μόναρχος (Ancient Greek): king, monarch; commander, general; dictator

Definitions

  1. king, monarch; commander, general; dictator

Ancestry of “μόναρχος”, step by step

μόναρχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μόνος

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

via Ancient Greek ἀρχός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρχόςruler, leader, prince

Words derived from “μόναρχος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə →Every word from Ancient Greek σπέρμα →Every word from Ancient Greek μόνος →