Where does “patriarchate” come from?
Patriarchate comes from Old French patriarcat, from Latin patriarchatus, derived from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης, combining πατριάρχης and the Latin suffix -atus denoting office or position.
patriarchate (English): The term of office of a Christian patriarch; The...
Definitions
- The term of office of a Christian patriarch; The...
Ancestry of “patriarchate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | patriarcat | — |
| 2 | Old French | patriarcat | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | patriarchatus | patriarchate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πατριάρχης | a patriarch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -άρχης | -arch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |