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Where does “heptarchic” come from?

heptarchic (English) comes from English heptarchy, from Latin heptarchia, from Ancient Greek -αρχία, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

heptarchic (English): Of or pertaining to a heptarchy

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a heptarchy

Ancestry of “heptarchic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheptarchyA government of seven people; The realm so ruled;...
2Latinheptarchia—
3Ancient Greek-αρχία-archy
4Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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