Where does “πατριάρχης” come from?

πατριάρχης (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πατριά, from Ancient Greek πατήρ, from Proto-Hellenic patḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

πατριάρχης (Byzantine Greek): the founder of the tribe/family

Definitions

  1. the founder of the tribe/family

Ancestry of “πατριάρχης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπατριάlineage, descent; race, stock; house, tribe, clan
2Ancient Greekπατήρfather
3Proto-Hellenicpatḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “πατριάρχης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic patḗr →