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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

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

Words derived from “μόναρχος”

  • monarch
  • monarchy
  • monarchical
  • monarchic
  • antimonarchical
  • Monarchianism
  • Monarchian
  • monarchically
  • monarchize
  • monarchistic
  • antimonarchic
  • antimonarchy
  • nonmonarchic
  • monarchess
  • nonmonarchy
  • antimonarchicalness
  • demonarchize
  • monarchizer
  • July Monarchy
  • monarcha
  • monarchia
  • monarquismo
  • monarquía
  • monarca
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