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Where does “exarch” come from?

exarch (English) comes from Latin exarchus, from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος, from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

exarch (English): In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant...

Definitions

  1. In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant...

Ancestry of “exarch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexarchusexarch
2Ancient Greekἔξαρχος—
3Ancient GreekἐξAlternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of
4Ancient GreekὝπνος—
5Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “exarch”

  • exarchate
  • exarchal
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