Where does “ὀλιγαρχία” come from?

ὀλιγαρχία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ὀλιγαρχία (Ancient Greek): rule of few, oligarchy; vocative singular of...

Definitions

  1. rule of few, oligarchy; vocative singular of...

Ancestry of “ὀλιγαρχία”, step by step

ὀλιγαρχία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀλιγάρχηςoligarch
2Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Ancient Greek ία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekία—

Words derived from “ὀλιγαρχία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Ancient Greek -άρχης →