Where does “pentarchy” come from?

pentarchy (English) comes from Late Latin pentarchia, from Ancient Greek πενταρχίᾱ, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentarchy (English): Government by five persons; A governing body...

Definitions

  1. Government by five persons; A governing body...

Ancestry of “pentarchy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpentarchia—
2Ancient Greekπενταρχίᾱ—
3Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
4Ancient Greekπέντεfive
5Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pentarchy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →