Where does “monarchy” come from?
Monarchy comes from Old French monarchie, from Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to rule or have power.
monarchy (English): A government in which sovereignty is embodied...
Definitions
- A government in which sovereignty is embodied...
Ancestry of “monarchy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | monarchie | — |
| 2 | Latin | monarchia | monarchy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μοναρχία | monarchy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μόναρχος | king, monarch; commander, general; dictator |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |