Where does “nonmonarchy” come from?
nonmonarchy (English) comes from English monarchy, from Old French monarchie, from Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία, from Ancient Greek μόναρχος, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.
nonmonarchy (English): A government or state that is not a monarchy
Definitions
- A government or state that is not a monarchy
Ancestry of “nonmonarchy”, step by step
nonmonarchy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monarchy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monarchy | A government in which sovereignty is embodied... |
| 2 | Old French | monarchie | — |
| 3 | Latin | monarchia | monarchy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοναρχία | monarchy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόναρχος | king, monarch; commander, general; dictator |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόνος | alone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπέρμα | seed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *spérmə | — |