Where does “antimonarchy” come from?
antimonarchy (English) comes from English monarchy, from Old French monarchie, from Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία, from Ancient Greek μόναρχος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
antimonarchy (English): Stance against monarchy; An antimonarchic...
Definitions
- Stance against monarchy; An antimonarchic...
Ancestry of “antimonarchy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | monarchy | A government in which sovereignty is embodied... |
| 2 | Old French | monarchie | — |
| 3 | Latin | monarchia | monarchy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοναρχία | monarchy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόναρχος | king, monarch; commander, general; dictator |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |