Where does “monarchic” come from?
Monarchic derives from English monarchy combined with French -ique, from Latin -icus, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Ancient Greek ἀρχός, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European gʰreu.
monarchic (English): Of, or relating to monarchy or to a monarch
Definitions
- Of, or relating to monarchy or to a monarch
Ancestry of “monarchic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monarchique | monarchical |
| 2 | French | monarchie | monarchy |
| 3 | Old French | monarchie | — |
| 4 | Latin | monarchia | monarchy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μοναρχία | monarchy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόναρχος | king, monarch; commander, general; dictator |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |