Where does “hierarchical” come from?
hierarchical (English) comes from English hierarchy, from Middle English ierarchie, from Old French ierarchie, from Late Latin ierarchia, from Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία, from Ancient Greek ἱεράρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
hierarchical (English): Pertaining to a hierarchy; Of or pertaining to an...
Definitions
- Pertaining to a hierarchy; Of or pertaining to an...
Ancestry of “hierarchical”, step by step
hierarchical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hierarchy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hierarchy | A body of authoritative officials organized in... |
| 2 | Middle English | ierarchie | — |
| 3 | Old French | ierarchie | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | ierarchia | — |
| 5 | Latin | hierarchia | hierarchy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱεραρχία | spiritual superiority; prelacy, prelature;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱεράρχης | high priest; hierarch; bishop |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |