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Where does “monarchal” come from?

monarchal (English) comes from English monarch, from Middle French monarque, from Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης, from Ancient Greek -άρχης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

monarchal (English): Alternative form of monarchical

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of monarchical

Ancestry of “monarchal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonarchThe ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of...
2Middle Frenchmonarque—
3Latinmonarcha—
4Ancient GreekμονάρχηςAlternative form of μόναρχος
5Ancient Greek-άρχης-arch
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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