Where does “patriarchaat” come from?
patriarchaat (Dutch) comes from French patriarcat, from Middle French patriarcat, from Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
patriarchaat (Dutch): patriarchy
Definitions
- patriarchy
Ancestry of “patriarchaat”, step by step
patriarchaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French patriarcat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | patriarcat | patriarchy; patriarchate |
| 2 | Middle French | patriarcat | — |
| 3 | Old French | patriarcat | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | patriarchatus | patriarchate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πατριάρχης | a patriarch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Dutch patriarch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | patriarch | patriarch |
| 2 | Late Latin | patriarcha | patriarch |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | πατριάρχης | the founder of the tribe/family |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -αρχης | ruler; -arch |