Where does “heptarchist” come from?

heptarchist (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;...

heptarchist (English): A ruler of one division of a heptarchy

Definitions

  1. A ruler of one division of a heptarchy

Ancestry of “heptarchist”, step by step

heptarchist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English heptarchy

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;...

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Ancient Greek -ήςEvery word from Ancient Greek -άρχης
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