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Where does “minarchist” come from?

minarchist (English) comes from English minarchy, from English archy, from English arch, from English architecture, from French architecture, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων — to sire, beget.

minarchist (English): One who favors minarchism

Definitions

  1. One who favors minarchism

Ancestry of “minarchist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminarchyGovernment with the least necessary power over...
2EnglisharchyResembling an arch; having arches; arched;...
3EnglisharchAn inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement...
4EnglisharchitectureThe art and science of designing and managing the...
5Frencharchitecturearchitecture
6Latinarchitectūra—
7Latinarchitectusarchitect, master builder; designer, inventor,...
8Ancient Greekἀρχιτέκτωνchief constructor, master builder, architect
9Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
10Proto-Hellenictéktōn—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
12Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
13Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “minarchist”

  • minarchistic
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