Where does “irenarch” come from?
irenarch (English) comes from Latin irenarcha, from Ancient Greek εἰρηνάρχης, from Ancient Greek εἰρηνοφύλαξ, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti — to speak, say.
irenarch (English): An officer in Ancient Greece having functions...
Definitions
- An officer in Ancient Greece having functions...
Ancestry of “irenarch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | irenarcha | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἰρηνάρχης | police magistrate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰρηνοφύλαξ | guardian of peace, the title of a police magistrate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Εἰρήνη | peace |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἰρήνη | peace |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἴρω | I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wéřřō | to say, to tell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéryeti | to be saying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |