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Where does “exarchal” come from?

exarchal (English) comes from English exarch, 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 — to sleep.

exarchal (English): Of or relating to an exarch

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to an exarch

Ancestry of “exarchal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexarchIn the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant...
2Latinexarchusexarch
3Ancient Greekἔξαρχος—
4Ancient GreekἐξAlternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of
5Ancient GreekὝπνος—
6Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →