Where does “patriarchal” come from?
Patriarchal derives from English patriarch, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης, combining πατριά (family) and πατήρ (father), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr.
patriarchal (English): Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable;...
Definitions
- Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable;...
Ancestry of “patriarchal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | patriarchālis | patriarchal; of or pertaining to a patriarch |
| 2 | Latin | patriarcha | patriarch |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πατριάρχης | a patriarch |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “patriarchal”
- patriarchalism
- patriarchally
- heteropatriarchal
- patriarchalist
- antipatriarchal
- nonpatriarchal
- prepatriarchal
- neopatriarchal
- postpatriarchal
- patriarchalization
- depatriarchalize
- depatriarchalization
- patriarchalize
- patriarchalistic
- cisheteropatriarchal
- extrapatriarchal
- semipatriarchal
- transpatriarchal
- unpatriarchal
- antipatriarchally
- heteropatriarchally