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Where does “antihierarchy” come from?

antihierarchy (English) comes from English hierarchy, from Middle English ierarchie, from Old French ierarchie, from Late Latin ierarchia, from Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία, from Ancient Greek ἱεράρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

antihierarchy (English): Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general

Definitions

  1. Opposing a hierarchy or hierarchies in general

Ancestry of “antihierarchy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhierarchyA body of authoritative officials organized in...
2Middle Englishierarchie—
3Old Frenchierarchie—
4Late Latinierarchia—
5Latinhierarchiahierarchy
6Ancient Greekἱεραρχίαspiritual superiority; prelacy, prelature;...
7Ancient Greekἱεράρχηςhigh priest; hierarch; bishop
8Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
9Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
10Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
11Proto-Indo-European-ess—
12Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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