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Where does “-αρχης” come from?

-αρχης (Ancient Greek) comes 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;...

-αρχης (Ancient Greek): -arch

Definitions

  1. -arch

Ancestry of “-αρχης”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-αρχης”

  • hierarchy
  • monarch
  • monarchical
  • oligarchy
  • oligarchic
  • hierarchal
  • tetrarch
  • oligarch
  • hierarch
  • hierarchial
  • antimonarchical
  • Monarchianism
  • hierarchize
  • Monarchian
  • exilarch
  • monarchically
  • oligarchically
  • Asiarch
  • hierarchism
  • monarchize
  • monarchistic
  • triarch
  • subhierarchy
  • oligarchism
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