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Where does “-αρχίᾱ” come from?

-αρχίᾱ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀρχή, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

-αρχίᾱ (Ancient Greek): -archy, rule

Definitions

  1. -archy, rule

Ancestry of “-αρχίᾱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρχήbeginning, origin; sovereignty, dominion,...
2Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

Words derived from “-αρχίᾱ”

  • squirearchy
  • polyarchy
  • heterarchy
  • heterarchical
  • holarchy
  • panarchy
  • diarchy
  • polyarchic
  • pentarchy
  • synarchy
  • triarchy
  • demarchy
  • hyperarchy
  • minarchy
  • kritarchy
  • gynarchy
  • octarchy
  • lowerarchy
  • dodecarchy
  • hagiarchy
  • squirearchal
  • pentarchic
  • gynarchic
  • partyarchy
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