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Where does “patriarchalism” come from?

patriarchalism (English) comes from English patriarchal, from Latin patriarchālis, from Latin patriarcha, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης, 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;...

patriarchalism (English): The quality of being patriarchal; A political...

Definitions

  1. The quality of being patriarchal; A political...

Ancestry of “patriarchalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatriarchalCharacteristic of a patriarch; venerable;...
2Latinpatriarchālis—
3Latinpatriarchapatriarch
4Ancient Greekπατριάρχηςa patriarch
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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