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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

  1. An officer in Ancient Greece having functions...

Ancestry of “irenarch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinirenarcha—
2Ancient Greekεἰρηνάρχης—
3Ancient Greekεἰρηνοφύλαξ—
4Ancient GreekΕἰρήνηpeace
5Ancient Greekεἰρήνηpeace
6Ancient GreekεἴρωI tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
7Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →